| 100% | THEPANTHER | 10 | 2012 Nelson DeMille bestseller about finding a mastermind of the USS Cole bombing: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PLUMISLAND | 10 | 1997 Nelson DeMille bestseller with a double murder in a research lab: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ADEN | 4 | Site of the USS Cole bombing |
| 31% | PYRENEANIBEX | 12 | A subspecies of the Iberian wild goat, found in Spain and Southern France which went extinct in 2000: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IJEOMAOLUO | 10 | Writer of the bestseller "So You Want to Talk About Race" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FLIGHTBEHAVIOR | 14 | 2012 Barbara Kingsolver novel about a colony of butterflies in Tennessee: 2 wds. |
| 28% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Catcher of the worm, in a proverb: 2 wds. |
| 28% | FALLINGMAN | 10 | 2007 book by 44-Across about a survivor of the 9/11 attacks: 2 wds. |
| 27% | EMILYHENRY | 10 | Author of the 2020 romance bestseller "Beach Read": 2 wds. |
| 27% | ROBINDIANGELO | 13 | Writer of the bestseller "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | MRT | 3 | Breakout star of the 1980s show "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 27% | MEGHANTRAINOR | 13 | Singer of the buttocks-themed song "All About That Bass": 2 wds. |
| 27% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | Singer of the 2014 #1 country hit "Drink a Beer": 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEINCREDIBLES | 14 | Pixar film about a family of superheroes that won the 2005 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MEANSTREAK | 10 | 2014 Sandra Brown bestseller about a doctor who goes missing in the mountain wilderness: 2 wds. |
| 27% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Former Cavaliers forward named MVP of the 2012, 2013, and 2016 NBA Finals: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GRAHAMBELL | 10 | Inventor of the telephone Alexander, who had a love-hate relationship with mathematics: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BATMANFOREVER | 13 | Comic book adaptation of the 1995 movie based on a DC Comics character: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEWEEKND | 9 | Singer of the 2015 pop song "Earned It," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Former President of the United States who received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 27% | GILLIANFLYNN | 12 | Author of the 2012 New York Times best seller "Gone Girl": 2 wds. |
| 27% | CHRISHARRISON | 13 | Host of the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire": 2 wds. |
| 27% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor who once lived in a van: 2 wds. |
| 27% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 26% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 26% | NEWTGINGRICH | 12 | Former Speaker of the House who was raised in a military family: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HERBERTHOOVER | 13 | 31st President of the U.S. who had a successful mining business: 2 wds. |
| 26% | JOHNMAYER | 9 | Singer of the 2006 pop song "Gravity," which sounds like a waltz: 2 wds. |
| 26% | RONALDREAGAN | 12 | 40th president of the United States who owned a spaniel named Rex: 2 wds. |