| 100% | OWE | 3 | 'I ___ my soul to the company store' ('Sixteen Tons' line) |
| 65% | SIXTEENTONS | 11 | Classic folk song with the line “I owe my soul to the company store” |
| 44% | DEBT | 4 | Obligation to the company store |
| 40% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines "They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes" |
| 40% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem with the lines “They send me to eat in the kitchen / When company comes” |
| 39% | GETIT | 5 | "Can I ___" (Adele song with the line "All I want is for you to be mine") |
| 36% | STIRS | 5 | "Her speech ___ my soul every time I listen to it." (uplifts) |
| 36% | IPRAY | 5 | "___ the Lord my soul to keep" |
| 36% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Women," book by Louisa May Alcott which features the line "I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship" |
| 36% | ALOUD | 5 | The way I always read bedtime stories to my daughter |
| 35% | IPRAY | 5 | "___ the Lord my soul to keep": 2 wds. |
| 35% | IAGO | 4 | Speaker of the line "I follow him to serve my turn upon him" |
| 35% | ALPACINO | 8 | Actor with the line "Say hello to my little friend!" |
| 35% | TAXIDRIVER | 10 | De Niro movie with the line "You talkin' to me?" |
| 34% | ABEL | 4 | Brother referred to in the biblical line "Am I my brother's keeper?" |
| 34% | PAM | 3 | "Looking for the Jim to my ___" (hackneyed dating-app-bio line) |
| 34% | SCARFACE | 8 | 1983 Pacino movie with the line "Say hello to my little friend!" |
| 33% | DAMN | 4 | "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a ___" ("Gone With the Wind" line) |
| 33% | ITOO | 4 | Hughes poem with the line "They send me to eat in the kitchen" |
| 33% | EYESUP | 6 | What the dog (somewhat overweight, I admit) almost always does to my steak |
| 33% | LAUGHLAUGH | 10 | 1965 Beau Brummels hit with the line "It seemed so funny to me" |
| 33% | MASHA | 5 | The Seagull character who says, "I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy." |
| 33% | LEIA | 4 | Speaker of the line "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope" |
| 33% | LEIA | 4 | Speaker of the line "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope" |
| 33% | PIPERS | 6 | "On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, eleven ___ piping ..." |
| 33% | GOLD | 4 | "On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, five ___ rings..." |
| 33% | DAY | 3 | "On the ninth ___ of Christmas, my true love sent to me, nine ladies dancing..." |
| 33% | TWO | 3 | "On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, ___ turtle doves..." |
| 33% | DRUMMERS | 8 | "On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, twelve ___ drumming..." |
| 33% | HENS | 4 | "On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, three French ___..." |