| 100% | SIMON | 5 | "The X Factor" judge Cowell |
| 84% | SIMON | 5 | ___ Cowell, "The X Factor" judge |
| 70% | PAULA | 5 | Former "American Idol" and "The X Factor" judge Abdul |
| 68% | CHERYL | 6 | One of the many X Factor judges, replaced Sharon |
| 63% | DEMI | 4 | Judge Lovato on "The X Factor" |
| 62% | JUSTEAT | 7 | Fast-food delivery website; sponsored The X Factor |
| 62% | LEONA | 5 | Lewis, British singer who won The X Factor |
| 61% | LEONALEWIS | 10 | Singer; 2006 winner of ITV series The X Factor |
| 61% | ONED | 4 | Band that formed on The X Factor, for short |
| 56% | ABDUL | 5 | "The X Factor" panelist |
| 55% | IDOL | 4 | "The X Factor" rival, familiarly |
| 55% | ARIA | 4 | "The X Factor" piece, perhaps |
| 55% | TALENTSHOW | 10 | “The X Factor,” e.g. |
| 54% | TALENTSHOW | 10 | "The X Factor" or "The Voice" |
| 53% | SIMONCOWELL | 11 | Former talent scout and creator of "The X Factor" who has been a judge on "America's Got Talent" since 2011 (2 wds.) |
| 53% | IDOL | 4 | "American ___" ("The X Factor" competitor) |
| 52% | MARIO | 5 | Former "The X Factor" host Lopez |
| 52% | SINGS | 5 | Competes on "The X Factor," say |
| 51% | LEONA | 5 | Singer Lewis who won "The X Factor" |
| 51% | ABDUL | 5 | Paula who was a judge on "The X Factor" |
| 49% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer who rose to fame on "The X Factor" |
| 49% | HARMONY | 7 | Fifth __; girlband who found fame on The X-Factor |
| 48% | CARLY | 5 | ___ Rose Sonenclar, young singer who participated in "The X Factor" |
| 47% | DEMI | 4 | Singer Lovato who was a judge on "The X Factor" |
| 47% | SEX | 3 | X factor? |
| 47% | TEN | 3 | X factor? |
| 47% | STEVE | 5 | ___ Jones, TV presenter who was a host on "The X Factor" |
| 47% | FACTOR | 6 | "The X ___" (reality show created by Simon Cowell) |
| 46% | AGT | 3 | NBC's entertainment show that has Simon Cowell as one of the judges: Abbr. |
| 46% | FIFTHHARMONY | 12 | "The X Factor" girl group that once included singer 26-Across (2 wds.) |