| 100% | JOHN | 4 | ___ Swihart, American music composer who worked on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 52% | LEGENDARY | 9 | Barney's favorite word on How I Met Your Mother |
| 52% | JASONSEGAL | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor who plays Jimmy Laird on "Shrinking" (2 wds.) |
| 52% | JOSH | 4 | ___ Radnor, "How I Met Your Mother" actor who portrays Lonny Flash on "Hunters" |
| 51% | COBIESMULDERS | 13 | "How I Met Your Mother" actress who plays private detective Dex Parios on "Stumptown": 2 wds. |
| 51% | JASON | 5 | With 31-Across, "How I Met Your Mother" actor who plays therapist Jimmy on "Shrinking" |
| 50% | JASONSEGEL | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor who plays Peter on AMC's anthology drama "Dispatches from Elsewhere" (2 wds.) |
| 48% | PERRY | 5 | Katy ___, pop singer who appeared on "How I Met Your Mother" as Honey |
| 48% | KAL | 3 | Actor Penn who played Kevin on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 48% | ALYSONHANNIGAN | 14 | "How I Met Your Mother" actress who played Michelle in "American Pie": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BRITNEY | 7 | ___ Spears, pop singer who appeared on "How I Met Your Mother" as Abby the receptionist |
| 47% | JASONSEGEL | 10 | Actor who plays Marshall Eriksen on "How I Met Your Mother": 2 wds |
| 47% | TED | 3 | Narrator on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 47% | TED | 3 | Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | TED | 3 | Main character on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | TED | 3 | Main role on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | TED | 3 | The father on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | TED | 3 | Lead character on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | LILY | 4 | Alyson Hannigan on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 46% | HEIDI | 5 | ___ Klum, model who appeared as herself on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | BAR | 3 | MacLaren's on "How I Met Your Mother," e.g. |
| 45% | LILY | 4 | Marshall's wife on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | TED | 3 | Marshall's friend on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | JOSHRADNOR | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" actor who costars in "Rise": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BAR | 3 | Meeting place on "How I Met Your Mother" or "Cheers" |
| 45% | LILY | 4 | Marshall's wife, on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | JOSHRADNOR | 10 | Actor who played architecture professor Ted Mosby on "How I Met Your Mother": 2 wds. |
| 45% | BRO | 3 | What Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" calls a male friend |
| 44% | NEIL | 4 | ___ Patrick Harris (Barney on "How I Met Your Mother") |
| 44% | JASONSEGEL | 10 | "How I Met Your Mother" costar who voiced supervillain Vector in "Despicable Me": 2 wds. |