| 100% | SOSUEME | 7 | "Well, sorr-r-r-y!" |
| 71% | ARMYDIVISIONS | 13 | M, A, R, Y? |
| 70% | SOSIOUXME | 9 | Indian's "Well, sorr-r-ry!"? |
| 64% | LONGDIVISION | 12 | A r m y u n i t |
| 64% | SUEME | 5 | "Well, sor-r-r-y!" |
| 62% | TITTLE | 6 | Y. A. known for well-thrown pigskins |
| 58% | PATTI | 5 | R&B singer LaBelle best known for "Lady Marmalade" |
| 57% | MACYGRAY | 8 | R&B singer best known for the song I Try |
| 56% | SOSUEME | 7 | "Well, sorr-ry!" |
| 55% | FOOLFORYOU | 10 | Best R&B Song Grammy winner for 39-Across: 3 wds. |
| 53% | JEROME | 6 | Song by Lizzo which won the 2020 Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Performance |
| 53% | HER | 3 | Singer with a 2018 Grammy for Best R&B Album |
| 53% | BEYONCE | 7 | 2021 Best R&B Performance Grammy winner for "Black Parade" |
| 51% | OJAYS | 5 | R&B band best known for "Love Train" and "Back Stabbers," with "the" |
| 51% | JAMIEFOXX | 9 | Winner of a best-actor Oscar and an R. & B. Grammy |
| 50% | SPACECADETS | 11 | M i l i t a r y t r a i n e e s |
| 50% | HER | 3 | R&B artist who won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Fight for You" |
| 49% | TLC | 3 | Girl group that won a Best R&B Album Grammy for "FanMail" |
| 49% | MUNILONG | 8 | 2023 Best R&B Performance Grammy winner for "Hrs & Hrs": 2 wds. |
| 48% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | 2004 18-Across hit that won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: 5 wds. |
| 48% | BEYONCE | 7 | "Everything Is Love" collaborator who won the 2019 BET Award for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist |
| 48% | IFIAINTGOTYOU | 13 | Song by 40-Across that won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (5 wds.) |
| 48% | ILIA | 4 | Fam___r: well-known |
| 47% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "Please Me" collaborator who won the 2019 BET Award for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SUPERWOMAN | 10 | Song from 17a which won Alicia Keys a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 2009 |
| 46% | THEBOYISMINE | 12 | R&B duet that was the best-selling song in the US in 1998: 4 wds. |
| 46% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Legend, American singer who won a Grammy for Best R&B Album in 2006 |
| 46% | HER | 3 | Artist whose self-titled debut won the 2019 Grammy for Best R&B Album |
| 46% | ELLAMAI | 7 | Singer whose “Boo’d Up” won the 2019 Grammy for Best R. & B. Song |
| 46% | JAZMINESULLIVAN | 15 | Singer whose “Heaux Tales” won the Grammy for Best R. & B. Album (April, 2022) |