| 100% | GARBO | 5 | ''I want to be alone'' actress |
| 81% | LEAVEME | 7 | "I want to be alone" |
| 81% | GARBO | 5 | Actress Greta who famously said "I want to be alone" |
| 78% | GRETA | 5 | Garbo who said "I want to be alone" |
| 71% | GARBO | 5 | She wanted to be alone |
| 65% | MARCHING | 8 | When the saints go __ in, I want to be in that number |
| 65% | REGIS | 5 | "Who Wants to Be Me?" co-author Philbin |
| 63% | FOREIGNER | 9 | Band known for I Want to Know What Love Is |
| 63% | MAR | 3 | I Want You to be Happy Day mo. |
| 62% | AMUSEME | 7 | "I want to be entertained" |
| 62% | COULDNTFINDTHETHYME | 19 | "I always wanted to be a gardener, but I ... " |
| 62% | HADNOCOMMONSCENTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a perfumer, but I ... " |
| 62% | HAVENTGOTWHATIKNEAD | 19 | "I always wanted to be a baker, but I ... " |
| 62% | JUSTDIDNTGETTHEPOINTE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a ballerina, but I ... " |
| 62% | NONONANETTE | 11 | ''I Want to Be Happy'' musical |
| 62% | BCCME | 5 | "I want to be included secretly" |
| 62% | HEADOVERHEELS | 13 | 1985 Top 10 song by 42-Across that begins, "I wanted to be with you alone / And talk about the weather" (3 wds.) |
| 61% | FOREIGNER | 9 | Rock band with 80s hit I Want To Know What Love Is |
| 61% | DONTKNOWTHERITEPEOPLE | 21 | "I always wanted to be a wedding officiant, but I ... " |
| 61% | NEVERGOTTHECHANTS | 17 | "I always wanted to be a Gregorian monk, but I ... " |
| 61% | CHOOSEME | 8 | "I want to be on your team!" |
| 61% | EARTHA | 6 | "I Want to Be Evil" singer Kitt |
| 61% | PICKME | 6 | “I want to be on the team!” |
| 61% | CCME | 4 | "I want to be on that email" |
| 61% | WALKONBY | 8 | Dionne Warwick song about wanting to be left alone while crying in public |
| 60% | WARTIME | 7 | "The last thing I wanted to do was to be a ___ president": Lyndon Johnson |
| 59% | CCME | 4 | "I want to be included on the email thread" |
| 59% | KITT | 4 | Eartha who sang "I Want to Be Evil" |
| 55% | POWERBALLAD | 11 | “I Want to Know What Love Is,” for example |
| 55% | ADMIRE | 6 | Want to be like |