| 100% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, an American Pop Rock band |
| 71% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, a pop rock band who sang the hit song "The Power of Love" |
| 62% | HUEY | 4 | Rock band ___ Lewis and the News |
| 57% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News (1980s band) |
| 57% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News, "The Power of Love" band |
| 54% | HUEY | 4 | "The Power of Love" rock band ___ Lewis and the News |
| 53% | HUEY | 4 | "Hip to Be Square" rock band ___ Lewis and the News |
| 53% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, American pop rock band with hits like "Sugar" and "Moves Like Jagger" |
| 52% | HUEY | 4 | Pop's ___ Lewis and the News |
| 51% | BAYCITYROLLERS | 14 | Pop rock band with the hit songs "Money Honey" and "Saturday Night" (3 wds.) |
| 49% | LEWIS | 5 | Huey ___ and the News (rock band) |
| 49% | HUEY | 4 | ___ Lewis and the News |
| 47% | SECONDSTOMARS | 13 | 30 ___, an American rock band formed by brothers Shannon and Jared Leto: 3 wds |
| 47% | JOYDIVISION | 11 | 1970s rock band that regrouped as New Order, and a hint to the circled letters |
| 46% | HIPTOBESQUARE | 13 | 1986 Huey Lewis and the News hit |
| 45% | HIP | 3 | "___ to Be Square" (Huey Lewis and the News hit) |
| 44% | DRUG | 4 | Huey Lewis and the News hit song "I Want a New ___" |
| 44% | ANEW | 4 | "I Want ___ Drug" (Huey Lewis and the News song) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 44% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 43% | HIP | 3 | "___ to be square," a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News |
| 43% | HIPTOBESQUARE | 13 | Geometry teacher's favorite Huey Lewis and the News song?: 4 wds. |
| 43% | ANEW | 4 | "I Want ___ Drug" (hit for Huey Lewis and the News): 2 wds. |
| 43% | TED | 3 | Rock band ___ Leo and the Pharmacists |
| 43% | MENATWORK | 9 | Australian rock band who sang 15-Across and 33-Across and won Best New Artist at the 1983 Grammy Awards (3 wds.) |
| 43% | MAROON | 6 | ___ 5, pop rock band with the 2014 hit "Maps" |
| 42% | IWANTANEWDRUG | 13 | 1984 hit from Huey Lewis and the News's multiplatinum album "Sports": 5 wds. |
| 42% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | American rock band formed in 1961 that still performs live and inspired the "California Sound" with their surf music: 3 wds. |
| 42% | ASIA | 4 | Rock band with the albums "Aqua" and "Aria" |
| 42% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | Rock band who released Creep and The Bends |