| 100% | ADAM | 4 | ___ and Eve, most well-known couple of all time |
| 46% | CHESS | 5 | Best-selling board game of all time, ahead of Checkers (#2), Backgammon (#3) and Monopoly (#4) |
| 46% | EDGARALLAN | 10 | American author ___ Poe, best known for his mystery poetry and short stories, most of whose works got published after his death: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BIBLE | 5 | Best-selling book of all time |
| 45% | HERMIONEGRANGER | 15 | Best female character of all time, per a ''Hollywood Reporter'' poll (2016) |
| 44% | PHELPS | 6 | Most decorated Olympian of all time |
| 44% | AVATAR | 6 | One of the best selling movies of all time |
| 43% | CLYDE | 5 | Better known name of Mr. Barrow, murderer and bank robber of the thirties |
| 43% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 43% | UNI | 3 | Prefix with "verse" for all of space and time |
| 43% | TOPQUARK | 8 | Most massive of all known elementary particles |
| 42% | ABBA | 4 | Best-selling Swedish band of all time |
| 42% | RAITT | 5 | #50 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and #89 on "100 Greatest Guitarists" |
| 41% | STREEP | 6 | Meryl __, most nominated Oscar actress of all time |
| 41% | OUTS | 4 | "He knew all the ins and ___ of the place" |
| 41% | OPERA | 5 | Of all the noises known to man, it is the most expensive, per an old quip |
| 41% | EVER | 4 | Of all time |
| 41% | STYX | 4 | Band with the hits "The Best of Times" and "Babe" |
| 40% | PAVAROTTI | 9 | Best-selling opera singer of all time, Luciano __ |
| 40% | THRILLER | 8 | Best-selling studio album of all time (33x platinum) |
| 40% | BEAMMEUPSCOTTY | 14 | Well-known line of TV and film |
| 40% | NASA | 4 | Most well known space authority |
| 39% | SNLHOSTS | 8 | Steve Martin, Tina Fey and Drew Barrymore, all more than five times |
| 39% | MEATLOAF | 8 | Better known stage name of singer Michael Lee Aday who fell in Texas this year and broke his collarbone |
| 39% | PHELPS | 6 | Michael __, most decorated Olympian of all time |
| 39% | MARIO | 5 | Best-selling video game franchise of all time |
| 39% | TLC | 3 | Best-selling American girl group of all time |
| 39% | IPOD | 4 | Best-selling digital music player of all time |
| 39% | BESTEVER | 8 | Greatest of all time |
| 39% | BUD | 3 | Name of a son on both "Married... with Children" and "Father Knows Best" |