| 100% | NEO | 3 | Anagram of "one" which is a character played by Keanu Reeves |
| 85% | NEO | 3 | Anagram of "one" which is the character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 55% | NEO | 3 | Character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" which rhymes with "Geo" |
| 49% | NEO | 3 | Character played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 46% | BUS | 3 | Anagram of 31d which is a transportation mode |
| 46% | ELI | 3 | One of two There Will Be Blood characters played by Paul |
| 46% | MIKEWHEELER | 11 | Played by Finn Wolfhard, character who is one of Will Byers' three friends in "Stranger Things": 2 wds. |
| 45% | DWIGHTSCHRUTE | 13 | A character from "The Office" played by Rainn Wilson, who is the nemesis and eventual friend of 42a: 2 wds |
| 45% | ULEE | 4 | Character of a beekeeper played by Peter Fonda for which he won a Golden Globe Award |
| 44% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2, which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 43% | APE | 3 | Anagram of "pea" which is a beast |
| 43% | ARC | 3 | Anagram of car which is also a part of a curve |
| 43% | EMIL | 4 | Anagram of lime, which is also a male name |
| 43% | EPODE | 5 | Type of lyric poem composed of couplets in which a long line is followed by a shorter one |
| 43% | LIEN | 4 | Anagram of "line" which is a property claim |
| 43% | ADD | 3 | Anagram of "dad" which is a mathematical operation |
| 43% | THELIONKING | 11 | Animated film released in 1994 which was influenced by Shakespeare's "Hamlet" and tells the story of a character named Simba: 3 wds. |
| 42% | SIDEPOT | 7 | Anagram of "deposit" which is a poker term: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ARCADIA | 7 | Play by Tom Stoppard; anagram of A car aid |
| 42% | ONE | 3 | A hit song by U2 inspired by the German reunification which is considered one of the greatest songs of all time |
| 42% | SLAMBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of basketball that's played with trampolines |
| 42% | THING | 5 | "Wednesday" character played by the hand of Victor Dorobantu, a professional magician |
| 41% | NEO | 3 | "Chosen one" played by Keanu Reeves in "The Matrix" |
| 41% | NORMADESMOND | 12 | Character portrayed by actress Patti LuPone in the musical "Sunset Boulevard" which was based on a 1950 film of the same title: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PUZZLE | 6 | Pieces of one are often cut by a jigsaw |
| 41% | KOTO | 4 | One may be played by a geisha |
| 41% | OWN | 3 | "A Room of One's ___," essay by Virginia Woolf which is an inspiration for dark academia |
| 41% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of baseball that's played with a larger ball |
| 40% | LORE | 4 | "Star Trek" character played by Brent Spiner, who is the brother of main character Data |
| 40% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |