| 100% | WAR | 3 | "The Forever ___," 1974 novel by Joe Haldeman that inspired graphic novel and board game adaptations |
| 35% | HOURS | 5 | "The ___," 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" |
| 34% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 33% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 31% | ANGELS | 6 | "___ and Demons," 2000 novel by Dan Brown that introduces the character Robert Langdon |
| 31% | HASBRO | 6 | A toy company that makes G.I Joe and board games such as Monopoly |
| 30% | OLDMAN | 6 | *"The ___ and the Sea," 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway that was adapted into a 1958 film: 2 wds. |
| 30% | PERSEPOLIS | 10 | Graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi that depicts her experiences during the Iranian Revolution |
| 30% | POWERGRID | 9 | Game that has a 2-sided board, Germany and the USA |
| 30% | CHESS | 5 | Board game with rooks and knights that is one of the oldest board games |
| 29% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Women," 2019 adaptation written and directed by Greta Gerwig that follows the March sisters |
| 28% | SUBMARINES | 10 | Inventions that inspired the sci-fi novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" by Jules Verne |
| 28% | AMERICANGODS | 12 | Novel by 39-Across that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Nebula Award for Best Novel (2 wds.) |
| 28% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | "Motorpsycho ___," 1964 song by Bob Dylan that was inspired by the films "Psycho" and "La Dolce Vita" |
| 28% | CREED | 5 | "Assassin's ___," video game that was inspired by Vladimir Bartol's novel "Alamut" |
| 28% | ZEN | 3 | "___ and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," 1974 book by philosopher Robert M. Pirsig that explores his concept of Quality |
| 28% | EASTOFEDEN | 10 | John Steinbeck novel inspired by the biblical story of Cain and Abel: 3 wds |
| 28% | NEW | 3 | ___ Zealand, Auckland's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1950, 1974, and 1990 |
| 27% | BLUBBER | 7 | 1974 young adult novel by 45-Across that is #43 on the ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books (2000-2009) (2 wds.) |
| 27% | FANCY | 5 | Collaborative song by Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX that is inspired by the film "Clueless" |
| 27% | TIMEOF | 6 | "Love in the ___ Cholera," 1985 novel by Gabriel Garcia Marquez that revolves around the characters, Florentino Ariza and Fermina Daza: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LANE | 4 | "Firefly ___," show starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as friends that is based on the eponymous novel by Kristin Hannah |
| 27% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 27% | MONSIEUR | 8 | 1974 novel by Lawrence Durrell subtitled The Prince of Darkness |
| 26% | DEAD | 4 | "The Walking ___," 2010 post-apocalyptic TV show that inspired a wine collection by Lot18 and AMC |
| 26% | CARRIE | 6 | 1974 novel by Stephen King that was adapted into a 1976 film starring Sissy Spacek |
| 26% | SWEETHOME | 9 | "___ Alabama," 1974 hit song by rock band, Lynyrd Skynyrd that inspired the title of a rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon: 2 wds. |
| 26% | VENDETTA | 8 | "V for ___," graphic novel by Alan Moore about a dystopian future in the UK that was adapted into a Natalie Portman film |
| 26% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |