| 100% | THECAMP | 7 | 1778 stage play by R B Sheridan subtitled A Musical Entertainment |
| 52% | CRITIC | 6 | The —, 1779 stage play by R B Sheridan |
| 43% | RIVALS | 6 | The —, 1775 comedy play by R B Sheridan |
| 38% | THEBLACKS | 9 | 1959 stage play by Jean Genet subtitled A Clown Show |
| 36% | THESCHOOLFOR | 12 | & 8A R B Sheridan stage play first performed in 1777 featuring the character Lady Sneerwell |
| 34% | STHELENA | 8 | Stage play by R C Sherriff that premiered in 1936 |
| 31% | SIRPETER | 8 | & 16D 1787 Epsom Derby winner named after a character in R B Sheridan stage play The School for Scandal |
| 31% | TOAD | 4 | , 17A & 20D 1929 stage play by A A Milne |
| 31% | PUFF | 4 | Mr —, author in 1779 R B Sheridan play The Critic |
| 31% | THEROVER | 8 | Stage play by Aphra Behn subtitled The Banish'd Cavaliers premiered in 1677 |
| 30% | HOOLIGAN | 8 | The —, 1911 one-act stage play by W S Gilbert subtitled A Character Study |
| 30% | OURTOWN | 7 | Play narrated by a stage manager |
| 30% | SHERIDAN | 8 | R B —, author of stage plays The Rivals and The Critic |
| 29% | TIMEANDTHE | 10 | & 4D 1937 stage play by J B Priestley |
| 29% | APPLECART | 9 | The —, George Bernard Shaw stage play subtitled A Political Extravaganza |
| 29% | EVA | 3 | Perón who was played by Madonna in a movie musical |
| 29% | ROVER | 5 | The —, stage play by Aphra Behn subtitled The Banish'd Cavaliers which premiered in 1677 |
| 29% | EVA | 3 | Perón who was played by Madonna in a 1996 movie musical |
| 28% | MALAPROP | 8 | Mrs —, character in 1775 R B Sheridan play The Rivals noted for her misapplication of words |
| 28% | NINASIMONE | 10 | Singer played by Zoe Saldaña in a 2016 musical biopic (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BUSSYDAMBOIS | 12 | Jacobean stage play by George Chapman whose title character is based on a 16th-century French nobleman |
| 28% | MADAME | 6 | & 24A 1900 one-act play by David Belasco subtitled A Tragedy of Japan |
| 28% | CATRIONA | 8 | 1893 novel by R L Stevenson subtitled A Sequel To "Kidnapped" |
| 28% | CATRIONA | 8 | 1893 novel by R L Stevenson subtitled A Sequel To ‘Kidnapped’ |
| 27% | UNGAVA | 6 | 1858 novel by R M Ballantyne subtitled A Tale of Esquimaux-Land |
| 27% | ANNIE | 5 | Musical role played by Quvenzhané Wallis in a 2014 remake |
| 26% | CHORD | 5 | Three or more musical notes played simultaneously, like A major or B minor |