| 100% | SPADE | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" sleuth |
| 84% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | The Maltese falcon, for one |
| 80% | SAMSPADE | 8 | Detective protagonist of The Maltese Falcon |
| 80% | PROP | 4 | The Maltese Falcon in "The Maltese Falcon," e.g. |
| 79% | SAMSPADE | 8 | Fictional private eye of The Maltese Falcon |
| 79% | HAMMETT | 7 | Author Dashiell, who wrote The Maltese Falcon |
| 77% | BOGART | 6 | Actor known for Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon |
| 76% | SPADE | 5 | Last name of Sam, detective in The Maltese Falcon |
| 71% | GREENSTREET | 11 | Sydney —, actor who played Kasper Gutman in 1941 film-noir The Maltese Falcon |
| 71% | THESTATUETTEISFAKE | 18 | ''The Maltese Falcon'' |
| 70% | SAMSPADE | 8 | "The Maltese Falcon" role |
| 70% | ASTOR | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" actress |
| 70% | PETERLORRE | 10 | "The Maltese Falcon" actor |
| 70% | LORRE | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" actor |
| 70% | HUSTON | 6 | "The Maltese Falcon" director |
| 70% | SPADE | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" character |
| 70% | SAMSPADE | 8 | "The Maltese Falcon" detective |
| 70% | NOIR | 4 | "The Maltese Falcon" genre |
| 70% | DASHIELLHAMMETT | 15 | ''The Maltese Falcon'' author |
| 70% | ASTOR | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" actor |
| 70% | HUSTON | 6 | “The Maltese Falcon” director |
| 70% | NOIR | 4 | “The Maltese Falcon” genre |
| 70% | SAMSPADE | 8 | “The Maltese Falcon” hero |
| 68% | ASTOR | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" Mary of |
| 68% | ASTOR | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" actress Mary |
| 68% | FILMNOIR | 8 | "The Maltese Falcon," e.g. |
| 68% | NOIR | 4 | "The Maltese Falcon" film genre |
| 68% | BOGIE | 5 | "The Maltese Falcon" actor, informally |
| 68% | SAM | 3 | "The Maltese Falcon" detective Spade |
| 68% | BOGART | 6 | "The Maltese Falcon" star Humphrey |