| 100% | GEPPETTO | 8 | 2000 made-for-TV movie based on “The Adventures of Pinocchio” |
| 44% | TURN | 4 | TV series based on the Culper Ring of spies |
| 40% | WESTEROS | 8 | “Game of Thrones” region loosely based on the British Isles |
| 39% | TWILIGHT | 8 | "___ Zone: The Movie," 1983 science fiction anthology film based on Rod Serling's famous TV series of the same name |
| 39% | REMAINS | 7 | “The ___ of the Day” (Oscar-nominated film based on a Kazuo Ishiguro novel) |
| 38% | TESS | 4 | Role for Anna Torv on “The Last of Us” |
| 37% | MIMI | 4 | “Rent” character based on a “La Bohème” character of the same name |
| 35% | SHES | 4 | “___ Gotta Have It” (Netflix series based on the Spike Lee film of the same name) |
| 35% | MAISEL | 6 | "The Marvelous Mrs. ___," TV series set in the 1960s based on the comedic journey of a housewife |
| 35% | WATCH | 5 | "Game of Thrones: The Last ___," retrospective documentary based on the creation of the TV show |
| 35% | CATCH | 5 | "Halt and ___ Fire," TV series set in the 1980s based on the revolution of personal computers |
| 35% | BEOWULF | 7 | 2007 movie starring Anthony Hopkins and Ray Winstone, based on an Old English epic poem of the same name |
| 35% | MADDY | 5 | “Euphoria” character whose confrontation with Cassie won the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Fight |
| 34% | CROMULENT | 9 | Synonym for “acceptable” first used on “The Simpsons” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | PRISCILLA | 9 | 2023 movie based on the memoir Elvis and Me |
| 34% | SIKHISM | 7 | Religion based on the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak |
| 33% | DOCUDRAMA | 9 | Genre for movies based on true stories |
| 33% | SBARRO | 6 | Surname of the slice-shop heiress Pizzarina, on “30 Rock” |
| 33% | KISSMEKATE | 10 | 1948 musical based on "The Taming of the Shrew" |
| 33% | RACISM | 6 | Slurs, actions based on the color of skin |
| 32% | MULAN | 5 | 1998 Disney animated movie based on a Chinese folk story depicted in the eponymous 6th-century ballad |
| 32% | OLIVIA | 6 | The Pope on TV, for one |
| 32% | WAHPEDAL | 8 | Implement for making a “bow-chicka-wow-wow” sound on guitar |
| 32% | LUNAR | 5 | Calendar that is based on the cycles of the Moon |
| 32% | RAINMAN | 7 | Best Picture winner based on the life of Kim Peek |
| 32% | LUNARYEAR | 9 | Unit of time based on the moon's phases |
| 32% | GADOT | 5 | Gal of “Death on the Nile” |
| 32% | DAVE | 4 | FXX comedy based on the life of the rapper Lil Dicky |
| 32% | BRIANSSONG | 10 | 1971 tearjerker based on the lives of two Chicago Bears teammates |
| 32% | SNOOKI | 6 | Reality TV star who appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone |