| 100% | EAZY | 4 | ___-E (founding member of the hip-hop group N.W.A.) |
| 74% | REN | 3 | Rapper MC ___ who was a part of the hip hop group N.W.A |
| 64% | YAUCH | 5 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "MCA" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 63% | DIAMOND | 7 | Michael ___, rapper popularly known as "Mike D" who was a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 62% | CEE | 3 | ___Lo Green, former member of the hip hop group Goodie Mob who is known for his solo hits "Forget You" and "Fool for You" |
| 56% | XXX | 3 | Founding member of N.W.A |
| 55% | THOR | 4 | A founding member of the Avengers |
| 54% | PHIFEDAWG | 9 | Member of the pioneering '90s hip-hop quartet A Tribe Called Quest known as the "Five-Foot Assassin" |
| 54% | OFFSET | 6 | Member of the hip-hop trio Migos |
| 52% | USSR | 4 | Founding member of the U.N. Security Council |
| 51% | USSR | 4 | Founding member of the U.N. Security Council, for short |
| 51% | TATAR | 5 | Member of a Turkic group from the Volga-Ural area |
| 50% | ODB | 3 | Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan who took his stage name from a 1980 Chinese martial-arts movie, to fans |
| 49% | HOROVITZ | 8 | Adam ___, rapper popularly known as "Ad-Rock" who was a member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys |
| 49% | TRIO | 4 | The hip-hop group Cypress Hill, e.g. |
| 49% | BASQUE | 6 | Member of a people living in the W Pyrenees in France and Spain |
| 49% | PANDA | 5 | Mascot of the W.N.B.A.'s Mystics, e.g. |
| 49% | FREY | 4 | Glenn who was a founding member of the Eagles |
| 49% | HANSARP | 7 | Founding member of the Dadaists |
| 48% | LAPP | 4 | Member of a nomadic people living chiefly in N Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula |
| 48% | FRINGEELEMENTS | 14 | Radical members of a group, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 48% | CHRISTOPHERWREN | 15 | Architect who was a founding member of the Royal Society |
| 48% | MIAHAMM | 7 | Founding member of the Washington Freedom |
| 48% | AQUAMAN | 7 | Founding member of the Justice League |
| 48% | YEMEN | 5 | Founding member of the Arab League |
| 48% | HOWIE | 5 | ___ Dorough, member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who released a solo album "Back to Me" in 2011 |
| 48% | CARTER | 6 | Nick ___, member of the group "Backstreet Boys" who released a solo album titled "All American" in 2015 |
| 48% | THECRISIS | 9 | The N.A.A.C.P.’s official magazine (since 1910), whose founding editor was W. E. B. Du Bois |
| 48% | SIKH | 4 | A member of an Indian religion founded in the 16th century |
| 48% | ELLA | 4 | ___ Chen, member of the girl group S.H.E. |