| 100% | DUCHESS | 7 | 2017 book by Danielle Steel set in 19th century about a young woman, "The ___" |
| 47% | TIME | 4 | "The Right ___," 2017 book by Danielle Steel about a girl who publishes mystery novels under her pseudonym |
| 42% | RUSHINGWATERS | 13 | 2016 book by Danielle Steel about six people who come together during a Hurricane in New York City: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THE | 3 | " ___ Mistress," 2017 novel by Danielle Steel about a woman saved by a billionaire |
| 36% | BIGGIRL | 7 | 2010 book by Danielle Steel about a chubby little girl and her fight with self-esteem issues: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EVE | 3 | Woman who was tempted by a serpent in the Book of Genesis |
| 32% | DRWHO | 5 | BBC classic whose title role will be played by a woman for the first time in 2017 |
| 32% | ORIENTEXPRESS | 13 | Train that's the setting for murder in a 2017 remake directed by Kenneth Branagh (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LIGHT | 5 | "The ___ Brigade," book by Kameron Hurley that is set in a dystopian future |
| 31% | JUDE | 4 | "___ the Obscure," novel by Thomas Hardy about, published in 1895 a working-class young man who dreams of becoming a scholar |
| 30% | INSIDEOUT | 9 | 2015 Pixar movie set in the mind of a young girl |
| 30% | RIO | 3 | 2011 movie about a macaw, set in the namesake Brazilian city |
| 30% | DOWNTONABBEY | 12 | PBS historical drama created by 32-Across set on a Yorkshire estate in the early 20th century (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LUSTER | 6 | Début novel by Raven Leilani, about a young Black woman in an interracial, intergenerational relationship (August, 2020) |
| 29% | SUFFRAGE | 8 | Right to vote; sought by women in the 20th century |
| 29% | BETTER | 6 | "___ Than the Movies," novel by Lynn Painter about a young woman who wants to make movie soundtracks |
| 28% | BERNADETTE | 10 | Title woman in a 1967 hit single by the Four Tops |
| 28% | SADIE | 5 | Title woman in a 1975 R&B hit by the Spinners |
| 28% | SANTA | 5 | Christmas figure impersonated by the Grinch in a Dr. Seuss book |
| 28% | ERASMUS | 7 | Dutch humanist depicted in a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger |
| 28% | BOOGIE | 6 | "___ Nights," 1997 period comedy-drama about a nightclub dishwasher that is set in the disco era |
| 28% | CAMJANSEN | 9 | Young female detective in books written by David A. Adler since 1980: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BUSTLE | 6 | Framework worn at the back below the waist by women in the late 19th century in order to expand a skirt |
| 28% | EDWARDII | 8 | History play by Christopher Marlowe set in the fourteenth century |
| 28% | CRANFORD | 8 | Series set in 19th century, with Jenkyns sisters |
| 28% | JESMYNWARD | 10 | In 2017, she became the first woman to win two National Book Awards for fiction |
| 28% | HIP | 3 | The Tragically ___, Canadian rock band formed in Ontario with the hit "Ahead by a Century" |
| 28% | EVESDIARY | 9 | Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman |
| 28% | THERUNNINGMAN | 13 | 1987 science fiction film set in the 21st century about a battle-to-the-death television game show: 3 wds. |
| 27% | AMYANDISABELLE | 14 | Elizabeth Strout novel set in the fictional town of Shirley Falls about a mother and daughter (3 wds.) |