| 100% | POWERTRIP | 9 | 2013 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "display of dominance": 2 wds. |
| 65% | DEJAVU | 6 | 2017 J. Cole song, or a phrase meaning "feeling that something has happened before": 2 wds. |
| 43% | CHANGE | 6 | 2016 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "alter" |
| 42% | KOD | 3 | 2018 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "defeated in boxing" |
| 42% | NEIGHBORS | 9 | 2017 J. Cole song, or a word meaning "folks next door" |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | French phrase meaning "in the style of": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | Menu phrase meaning "in the style of": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ATM | 3 | 2018 J. Cole song, or an abbreviation meaning "cash dispenser" |
| 33% | KILLBILL | 8 | 2003-2004 Tarantino film released in two parts, or a 2023 song by SZA: 2 wds. |
| 33% | MIDDLECHILD | 11 | J. Cole single from the album "Revenge of the Dreamers III" that was nominated for a Best Rap Performance Grammy Award in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 33% | IMAWOMAN | 8 | 2013 Jennifer Love Hewitt's cover version of a song about girlpower: 3 wds. |
| 32% | TAKEMETOCHURCH | 14 | 2013 Hozier tune nominated for a Song of the Year Grammy: 4 wds. |
| 31% | THEMIDDLE | 9 | 2009-2018 ABC sitcom about an Indiana family, or a 2018 song by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SAYSOMETHING | 12 | 2018 top 10 hit for Justin Timberlake, or a 2013 top 10 hit for A Great Big World: 2 wds. |
| 31% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | Bunny from Wonderland, or the title of a Jefferson Airplane song: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ETAL | 4 | Phrase that shortens a list of people: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ASIS | 4 | Phrase on a "no returns" item of merchandise: 2 wds. |
| 30% | HEARHEAR | 8 | Repetitive phrase meaning "Amen!": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | Spiny crustacean, or the title of a B-52's song: 2 wds. |
| 30% | LETSLIDE | 8 | Ignore ... or a phrase describing the falling part of 105 Across |
| 30% | BASSLINE | 8 | Low instrumental part of a song: 2 wds. |
| 30% | CHIRPING | 8 | Trilling song or call of a bird |
| 30% | ITA | 3 | "Is ___ dog or a wolf?": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ADOOR | 5 | "Is that ___ or a window?": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANANT | 5 | "Was it ___ or a wasp?": 2 wds. |
| 30% | BADACTOR | 8 | Theatrical ham, or a troublemaker: 2 wds. |
| 29% | PSI | 3 | "___ Love You" (a Beatles song or a Gerard Butler movie): 2 wds. |
| 29% | IGET | 4 | Cole Porter's "___ a Kick Out of You" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | ARIA | 4 | "Legacies" actor Shahghasemi, or a kind of song |
| 29% | BADGUY | 6 | Villain, or a Billie Eilish hit: 2 wds. |