| 100% | HESTER | 6 | ___ Prynne, famous literary character from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" |
| 49% | EYRE | 4 | Jane ___, famous literary character from Charlotte Bronte's novel of the same name |
| 44% | EASYA | 5 | Emma Stone movie inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter": 2 wds. |
| 43% | KATNISS | 7 | ___ Everdeen, famous literary character from Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" series |
| 43% | MARCH | 5 | Jo ___, famous literary character from Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" |
| 41% | FINCH | 5 | Scout ___, famous literary character from Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird" |
| 40% | DOROTHY | 7 | "___ at Forty," song by Cursive based on a famous literary character from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" |
| 40% | DON | 3 | "___ Quixote," song by Gordon Lightfoot based on a famous literary character from Miguel de Cervantes's work |
| 34% | OLIVER | 6 | "___ Twist Manifesto," album by Luke Haines based on a famous literary character from Charles Dickens's works |
| 34% | SCARLET | 7 | Color of the letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne's book |
| 34% | ADA | 3 | Literary title character from the planet Antiterra |
| 33% | ANNE | 4 | "___ of Green Gables," book by Lucy Maud Montgomery featuring a famous literary character of the same name |
| 33% | TOM | 3 | "The Ghost of ___ Joad," song by Bruce Springsteen based on a famous literary character from "The Grapes of Wrath" |
| 32% | REDA | 4 | The scarlet letter |
| 32% | RACCOON | 7 | Rocket ___, character from "Guardians of the Galaxy" who has consecutive double letters in his name |
| 32% | PEARL | 5 | The Scarlet Letter daughter |
| 32% | SALEM | 5 | Where Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" |
| 31% | STIGMA | 6 | The scarlet letter, e.g. |
| 31% | HESTER | 6 | Pearl's mother, in The Scarlet Letter |
| 31% | HESTER | 6 | Prynne in "The Scarlet Letter" |
| 31% | HESTER | 6 | Prynne of "The Scarlet Letter" |
| 30% | ERAGON | 6 | Fantasy title character whose name is one letter different from the creature he rides |
| 30% | HUCK | 4 | "Saint ___," song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds based on a famous literary character from Mark Twain's work |
| 30% | SPARROW | 7 | Captain Jack ___, famous fictional character from "Pirates of the Caribbean" |
| 30% | PRYNNE | 6 | Hester __, heroine of The Scarlet Letter |
| 30% | DEMIMOORE | 9 | Ghost and The Scarlet Letter actress |
| 30% | HAWTHORNE | 9 | Nathaniel —, author of novels The Scarlet Letter and The Marble Faun |
| 29% | HESTER | 6 | ___ Prynne ("The Scarlet Letter" protagonist) |
| 29% | MONK | 4 | Adrian ___, character from the eponymous show who's a known neat freak |
| 29% | STARKNAKED | 10 | James Dean's famous character in the buff? |