| 100% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 7'1" NBA Hall of Famer and commentator whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds. |
| 58% | JACKBLACK | 9 | "King Kong" and "School of Rock" actor whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MARYBERRY | 9 | Former "Great British Bake Off" host whose first and last names rhyme: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | "Pitch Perfect 3" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | 2005-2010 "Doctor Who" star whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELLIEGOULDING | 13 | "Love Me Like You Do" singer whose first and last names each start and end with the same letter: 2 wds. |
| 40% | LILYALLEN | 9 | "Smile" and "The Fear" singer whose first name rhymes with "chili": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | 7'1" NBA Hall of Fame inductee of 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOANBAEZ | 8 | "Diamonds & Rust" singer whose name's first and last letters sound like "Jay-Z": 2 wds. |
| 40% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | "Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl" singer whose first name rhymes with "chili": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ARCHIEMANNING | 13 | College Football Hall of Famer whose sons Peyton and Eli both won the NFL Man of the Year award named for 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 39% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | NBA point guard whose last name is a kind of Indian dish: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JENNIFERLOPEZ | 13 | "On the Floor" singer whose name's first and last letters sound like "Jay-Z": 2 wds. |
| 39% | WILLIENELSON | 12 | "On the Road Again" and "Always on My Mind" singer whose first name rhymes with "chili": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CYBILLSHEPHERD | 14 | "Moonlighting" actress and star of a 1990s CBS sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | GRACEKELLY | 10 | Actress and princess of Monaco whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 38% | DAVIDORTIZ | 10 | Twins and Red Sox DH (1997-2016) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds. |
| 38% | STANMUSIAL | 10 | Cardinal Hall of Famer who won MVP awards as an outfielder (1943, 1948) and a first baseman (1946): 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | NBA Hall of Famer known as "Diesel": 2 wds. |
| 38% | CONNIEHAWKINS | 13 | NBA Hall of Famer who wore #42 playing for the Phoenix Suns and the Harlem Globetrotters (2 wds.) |
| 38% | MARTINLAWRENCE | 14 | Stand-up comedian and star of a 1990s Fox sitcom, whose title was his first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ELLENDEGENERES | 14 | Talk show host and star of a 1990s ABC sitcom, whose title was her first name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MIRANDAOTTO | 11 | "Lord of the Rings" actress whose last name is spelled the same forward and backward: 2 wds. |
| 38% | WADEBOGGS | 9 | Red Sox, Yankees, and Rays third baseman (1982-1999) who was a first-ballot Hall of Famer but never won a season MVP award: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SEANBEAN | 8 | Actor whose first and last names look like they rhyme, but don't |
| 38% | JCCHASEZ | 8 | "It's Gonna Be Me" singer in N Sync whose name's first and last letters sound like "Jay-Z": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GLORIAESTEFAN | 13 | Songwriters Hall of Famer and Miami Sound Machine lead singer who was born September 1, 1957 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ROSAMUNDPIKE | 12 | "I Care a Lot" and "Gone Girl" actress whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | NBA Hall of Famer with a celebrity fragrance called 23: 2 wds. |