| 100% | OMEN | 4 | "The First ___" (upcoming horror movie involving a church in Rome) |
| 49% | EVEL | 4 | First name of the role George Hamilton played in a 1971 movie where he stated "I am the last gladiator in the new Rome" |
| 49% | BOOGEYMAN | 9 | 2005 horror movie about a monster in the closet |
| 45% | CHARMING | 8 | Upcoming animated movie which features the voice of Demi Lovato in a leading role |
| 44% | EVIL | 4 | "The ___ Dead" (first movie in a horror franchise soon to include a Starz series) |
| 44% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 43% | ALIENROMULUS | 12 | New sci-fi horror movie that's the seventh film in a franchise that began in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ACADEMY | 7 | The first A in BAFTA |
| 42% | STREET | 6 | The first __ lights were used in ancient Rome |
| 42% | DUG | 3 | Sentient species from the planet Malastare who first made an appearance in a 1999 "Star Wars" movie |
| 42% | PREMIERE | 8 | The first showing of a movie |
| 42% | ACE | 3 | The first card in a deck |
| 41% | ALSO | 4 | The first "a" in a k a |
| 41% | ALAN | 4 | The first "A" in A.A. Milne |
| 41% | ALSO | 4 | The first "A" in A.K.A. |
| 41% | PIXELS | 6 | The first P in a resolution's PPI |
| 41% | STEPONE | 7 | The first instruction in a list of instructions |
| 40% | GIZMO | 5 | The first mogwai's name in the movie Gremlins |
| 40% | ASK | 3 | The first "A" in Reddit's A.M.A. |
| 40% | MOTOROLA | 8 | The first company to sell a cellphone, in 1973 |
| 40% | DASHER | 6 | The first reindeer Santa calls in a Moore poem |
| 40% | BABE | 4 | Movie starring a "Pig in the city" |
| 40% | OPENS | 5 | Makes the first move in a game |
| 40% | CUJO | 4 | 1983 horror movie based on a Stephen King book and featuring a rabid dog that was set largely in one location, the Trenton family home |
| 39% | PAWN | 4 | The first piece usually moved in a game of chess |
| 39% | TUE | 3 | The first of two T's, in a familiar sequence |
| 39% | INSIDIOUS | 9 | 2010 horror movie set partly in The Further |
| 39% | LED | 3 | Took the first position in a procession, say |
| 39% | ONCE | 4 | Usually the first word in a fairy tale |
| 39% | OPEN | 4 | Make the first bid in a bridge game |