| 100% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |
| 38% | OUTSIDERS | 9 | "The ___," 1983 drama film by Francis Ford Coppola that was based on the eponymous novel by S.E. Hinton |
| 38% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 37% | WAITIN | 6 | "___ for a Superman (Is It Gettin' Heavy)," 1999 song by The Flaming Lips that is inspired by Superman |
| 37% | ONLY | 4 | 2005 song by Nine Inch Nails that was inspired by the film "Fight Club" |
| 36% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 36% | SOMA | 4 | Song by The Strokes that was inspired by Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" |
| 35% | BAD | 3 | "___ Moon Rising," 1969 song by Creedence Clearwater Revival that was inspired by the film "The Devil and Daniel Webster" |
| 34% | DEAD | 4 | "Superman's ___," 1997 song by Our Lady Peace that was inspired by Superman |
| 34% | HOURS | 5 | "The ___," 1998 novel by Michael Cunningham that is inspired by and features Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway" |
| 34% | AIR | 3 | "In the ___ Tonight," song by Phil Collins that was used in a Cadbury's commercial |
| 34% | METRO | 5 | "___ 2033," video game that was inspired by Dmitry Glukhovsky novel of the same title |
| 33% | YOU | 3 | "We Will Rock ___," song by Queen that was featured in the period drama film "A Knight's Tale" |
| 33% | FLAME | 5 | "Eternal ___," 1989 song by the Bangles that was inspired by Elvis Presley |
| 33% | APPRENTICE | 10 | "Scentless ___," song by Nirvana that was inspired by Patrick Suskind's "Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer" |
| 33% | SPEC | 4 | "___ Ops: The Line," video game that was partially inspired by Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" |
| 33% | GREAT | 5 | "___ Balls of Fire," 1957 song by Jerry Lee Lewis that was featured in the film "Top Gun" |
| 33% | BOP | 3 | "Blitzkrieg ___," 1976 song by the Ramones that was featured in "Spider-Man: Homecoming" |
| 33% | MASTERSOFWAR | 12 | Song by Bob Dylan that was covered by Eddie Vedder to celebrate Dylan's 30 years in the music industry: 3 wds. |
| 33% | SWIMMING | 8 | "___ with Sharks," TV series starring Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger that was inspired by the eponymous 1994 film |
| 33% | HEROES | 6 | David Bowie song about two lovers divided by the Berlin Wall that was used in a Microsoft commercial |
| 33% | PET | 3 | "___ Sematary," 1989 song by the Ramones that was featured in the titular film adaptation |
| 32% | RAMBLE | 6 | "___ On," song by Led Zeppelin that was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" |
| 32% | SPOCKMUSTDIE | 12 | Original novel by 39-Across that was inspired by one of the principal characters of "Star Trek" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | HANGOVER | 8 | 2014 song by K-pop's Psy and Snoop Dogg that was featured in the Marvel film "Black Panther" |
| 32% | YOUR | 4 | "Go ___ Own Way," 1976 song by Fleetwood Mac that was their first top-ten hit in the U.S. |
| 32% | SWEETJANE | 9 | 1970s song by the Velvet Underground |
| 32% | PLAGUE | 6 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 which was inspired by the 1849 cholera epidemic |
| 32% | WISH | 4 | "(___ I Could Fly Like) Superman," 1979 song by the Kinks that is inspired by Superman |
| 32% | CHAPEL | 6 | "Crying in the ___," 1953 song written by Artie Glenn that was covered by Elvis Presley |