| 100% | DONT | 4 | 2014 Ed Sheeran hit ... or a contraction |
| 59% | SING | 4 | 2014 Ed Sheeran hit |
| 50% | PERFECT | 7 | Ed Sheeran hit on Billboard's 2018 year-end Hot 100 ... or ideal |
| 43% | PHOTOGRAPH | 10 | 2015 Ed Sheeran hit |
| 41% | OUTLOUD | 7 | Thinking __; Ed Sheeran hit popular at weddings |
| 40% | THEHILL | 7 | Castle On __; Ed Sheeran hit song from 2017 |
| 39% | LOB | 3 | Hit or throw in a high arc |
| 37% | ONEMOMENTINTIME | 15 | Instant, or a 1988 Whitney Houston hit |
| 37% | SWAT | 4 | A sharp blow or hit |
| 36% | DONTTELLEM | 10 | 2014 Jeremih title whose first word is a 2014 Ed Sheeran title: 3 wds. |
| 36% | SUMMER | 6 | 2014 Calvin Harris hit ... or hot season |
| 36% | MAPS | 4 | 2014 Maroon 5 hit ... or road charts |
| 36% | RUDE | 4 | 2014 Magic! hit ... or impolite |
| 35% | ALADDIN | 7 | Hit 2014 musical based on a 1992 film |
| 35% | WIGGLE | 6 | 2014 Jason Derulo hit ... or shake back and forth |
| 35% | SCORED | 6 | Hit a goal or partially cut along a line |
| 34% | JERSEYBOYS | 10 | Hit 2005 Broadway musical made into a 2014 film |
| 34% | ITS | 3 | "___ Now or Never," a hit song by Elvis |
| 34% | LEGO | 4 | Toy block brand in a 2014 hit film |
| 34% | WALK | 4 | Not a hit or an out |
| 33% | NEEDFORSPEED | 12 | Car-racing video game series, or a 2014 Aaron Paul film: 3 wds. |
| 33% | FANCY | 5 | 2014 Iggy Azalea hit featuring Charli XCX ... or upscale |
| 33% | BLUDGEON | 8 | To hit someone with a heavy club or object |
| 33% | ITS | 3 | "___ Now or Never," a hit song by Elvis Presley |
| 33% | HAPPYHOLIDAYS | 13 | Special observances for a 2014 #1 Pharrell Williams hit? |
| 32% | MONY | 4 | When repeated, a top five hit of 1968 or 1987 |
| 32% | RYN | 3 | Singer Weaver who had a 2014 viral hit with "OctaHate" |
| 32% | AGROUND | 7 | When a ship hits the bottom or shore it runs __ |
| 31% | ZAPPED | 6 | Microwaved, or hit with a laser |
| 31% | LEGO | 4 | Toy block brand in a 2014 hit film and its 2019 sequel |