| 100% | KOOL | 4 | ___-Aid Man, animated mascot for a drink mix brand who debuted in 1974 |
| 56% | SHEEN | 5 | Mr. ___, animated mascot for a cleaning brand of the same name who debuted in the late '50s |
| 43% | PEANUT | 6 | Mr. ___, animated mascot for Planters who debuted in 1916 |
| 42% | CHESTER | 7 | ___ Cheetah, animated mascot for Frito-Lay's Cheetos who debuted in 1985 |
| 41% | COCO | 4 | ___ the Monkey, animated mascot for Kellogg's chocolate breakfast cereal who debuted in 1963 |
| 39% | TIGER | 5 | Tony the ___, animated mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes who debuted in 1952 |
| 33% | HIC | 3 | Drink brand so named for being rich in a particular vitamin |
| 32% | ISLA | 4 | Actress Fisher who voices a reporter in the animated movie "Dog Man" |
| 31% | IAGO | 4 | Parrot who serves as a sidekick for Jafar in the Disney animated film "Aladdin" |
| 31% | CORMACMCCARTHY | 14 | "No Country for Old Men" author who won a "genius grant" in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BRANDO | 6 | Actor who debuted in "The Men," 1950 |
| 30% | POPEYE | 6 | Sailor who debuted in a 1929 comic |
| 30% | SIR | 3 | ___ Hiss, snake who serves as a henchman for Prince John in the Disney animated film "Robin Hood" |
| 29% | SALOON | 6 | Place for a drink, in a Old Western movie |
| 29% | SALOON | 6 | Place for a drink, in an old Western movie |
| 29% | SCOOP | 5 | Utensil for a powdered drink mix |
| 29% | PORKYPIG | 8 | Character who debuted in "I Haven't Got a Hat," 1935 |
| 29% | CLINTDEMPSEY | 12 | Soccer player who achieved a hat trick for the US Men's National Team in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SAHIB | 5 | Polite address for a man in India |
| 28% | MADEA | 5 | Film character who debuted in "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005) |
| 28% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Carrie" author who won a 1996 O. Henry Award for his short story "The Man in the Black Suit": 2 wds. |
| 28% | QUIK | 4 | Chocolate drink mix that had a rabbit mascot |
| 28% | BIEBER | 6 | Hailey who debuted beauty brand Rhode in 2022 |
| 28% | TOW | 3 | Aid for a car in trouble? |
| 28% | HAMPERANDSICKLE | 15 | *Equipment for a reaper who also takes in laundry? |
| 28% | OBAMACON | 8 | Portmanteau for a Republican who voted Democrat in 2008 |
| 28% | ICEE | 4 | Drink brand with a polar bear mascot |
| 28% | FANTA | 5 | Drink brand available in a pineapple flavor |
| 28% | RICO | 4 | Man who "wore a diamond," in "Copacabana" |
| 28% | PUNCH | 5 | Mixed drink usually served in a bowl |