| 100% | IWENT | 5 | “As ___ down in the river to pray” (gospel song lyric) |
| 45% | GARBLE | 6 | Confuse, as the words in a song's lyrics |
| 44% | ROW | 3 | What to do "gently down the stream," in a song |
| 42% | BOONDOCKS | 9 | Down in the __, Billy Joe Royal song |
| 41% | THELADYISATRAMP | 15 | Frank Sinatra song with the lyric "Won't go to Harlem in ermine and pearls" |
| 41% | HELLO | 5 | Adele song with the lyric "I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be" |
| 40% | RAINS | 5 | "I bless the ___ down in Africa, gonna take some time to do ..." (lyric from a famous Toto song) |
| 40% | STARS | 5 | Les Misérables song with the lyric "And if you fall as Lucifer fell / You fall in flame" |
| 40% | CENTERFIELD | 11 | John Fogerty song about baseball with the lyrics "Put me in coach, I'm ready to play today" |
| 40% | ACHERON | 7 | River to the underworld, in Greek myth |
| 39% | THESTAIRS | 9 | Song lyric "Bananas in pajamas are coming down __" |
| 39% | RURAL | 5 | In the country, as opposed to the city |
| 39% | DEARGOD | 7 | XTC song with the lyrics "Hope you get the letter and / I pray you can make it better down here" |
| 39% | UPWARDS | 7 | Going in the opposite direction to down |
| 38% | SOMEONES | 8 | "___ in the kitchen with Dinah" (old song lyric) |
| 38% | SEA | 3 | Word repeated in the lyric "From ___ to shining ___" |
| 38% | SUBMARINE | 9 | Vessel in the lyrics to "In the Navy" (HIT) |
| 38% | BOOKSMART | 9 | Educated in the classroom as opposed to the street |
| 37% | TEN | 3 | Highest number in the lyrics to Beyoncé’s “Countdown” |
| 37% | AARE | 4 | River known to the ancients as Obringa |
| 37% | URAL | 4 | River known as the Zhayyq in Kazakhstan |
| 37% | TRIPOLI | 7 | North African city in the lyrics to the "Marines' Hymn" |
| 37% | USA | 3 | "Born in the ___" (Springsteen song whose lyrics are often ignored) |
| 37% | TBA | 3 | Up in the air, as what to air, for short |
| 37% | TIGER | 5 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics to Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 37% | MOCHA | 5 | Color referenced in the lyrics to "Livin' La Vida Loca" |
| 37% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |
| 37% | ONEDAYYOUWILL | 13 | Lady A song with the lyrics "But down the road the sun is shining / In every cloud, there's a silver lining" (4 wds.) |
| 37% | GLENNMILLER | 11 | Musician mentioned in the theme song to "All in the Family" |
| 36% | LUCY | 4 | One in the sky with diamonds, according to a Beatles song |