| 100% | RHEE | 4 | Asian leader who had a Ph.D. from Princeton |
| 49% | BRIANMAY | 8 | Lead guitarist of Queen, who has a Ph.D. in astrophysics |
| 48% | ROSS | 4 | ___ Geller, NYU professor from "Friends" who has a Ph.D. in Paleontology |
| 45% | KEVIN | 5 | ___ Cozner, character from "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" who has a Ph.D. in Classical Studies |
| 45% | CRANE | 5 | Frasier ___, radio host and psychiatrist from "Frasier" who has a Ph.D. in Psychiatry |
| 43% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader who has a US holiday |
| 43% | AMY | 3 | ___ Farrah Fowler, neuroscientist from "The Big Bang Theory" who has a Ph.D. in Neurobiology |
| 42% | PUTIN | 5 | International leader who had a street named after him in Bethlehem in 2012 |
| 39% | RABBI | 5 | Religious leader who may deliver a d’var Torah |
| 39% | WALTER | 6 | ___ White, high school teacher turned drug kingpin from "Breaking Bad" who has a Ph.D. in Chemistry |
| 39% | BING | 4 | Kelsey ___, US Olympic field hockey player who has a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford |
| 38% | PAPADOC | 7 | Leader who claimed to have put a fatal curse on J.F.K. |
| 38% | MESSI | 5 | Soccer star who has won a record eight Ballon d'Or awards |
| 37% | ARFARF | 6 | Reaction from one who has a bone to pick? |
| 37% | COP | 3 | Person who may have graduated from a police academy |
| 37% | ANNAKENDRICK | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Pitch Perfect" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ANNEHATHAWAY | 12 | Actress who had a song from "Les Misérables" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MLK | 3 | Initials of the civil rights leader who gave the "I have a dream" speech |
| 36% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character with a Ph.D. from Calcutta Tech |
| 36% | IVEGOTIT | 8 | Words from someone who has a bright idea (3 wds.) |
| 36% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Golden State Warriors player who had a pre-game ritual of taking shots from near the tunnel: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MLK | 3 | Civil rights leader who "had a dream": Abbr. |
| 36% | MESSI | 5 | F.C. Barcelona star who has won the Ballon d’Or a record six times |
| 36% | MESSI | 5 | Lionel ___, Argentinian soccer player who has won a record-setting seven Ballon d'Or trophies |
| 36% | IVEGOTIT | 8 | Words from someone who has a bright 7-Down (3 wds.) |
| 36% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 35% | NEUTRAL | 7 | Having a pH of 7 |
| 35% | ACIDIC | 6 | Having a pH below 7 |
| 35% | ALKALINE | 8 | Having a pH over 7 |
| 35% | ACIDIC | 6 | Having a pH level below 7 |