| 100% | ETTA | 4 | Barnett of "Porgy and Bess" |
| 82% | DANDRIDGE | 9 | Dorothy __, star of Porgy and Bess, Carmen Jones |
| 69% | GEORGEGERSHWIN | 14 | Composer of "Porgy and Bess": 2 wds. |
| 66% | ABBIE | 5 | Opera singer Mitchell of "Porgy and Bess" |
| 59% | GERSHWIN | 8 | Surname of "Porgy and Bess" songwriting brothers George and Ira, for whom a Broadway theater is named |
| 56% | NESS | 4 | “Rap orgies with Porgy and Bess / Capture your bounty like Eliot ___”: Fugees |
| 54% | SAMMYDAVISJR | 12 | Singer-actor whose roles included Sportin' Life in 1959 film musical Porgy and Bess |
| 54% | ARIA | 4 | "Summertime," in "Porgy and Bess" |
| 54% | OPERA | 5 | ''Carmen'' or ''Porgy and Bess'' |
| 54% | OPERA | 5 | "Carmen" or "Porgy and Bess" |
| 54% | CLARA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess" soprano |
| 54% | AINT | 4 | ''Porgy and Bess'' contraction |
| 53% | OPERA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess," e.g. |
| 53% | IRA | 3 | "Porgy and Bess" composer Gershwin |
| 53% | IRA | 3 | "Porgy and Bess" lyricist Gershwin |
| 53% | OPERA | 5 | ''Porgy and Bess,'' for one |
| 53% | OPERA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess," for one |
| 52% | IRA | 3 | "Porgy and Bess" co-writer Gershwin |
| 52% | PRICE | 5 | Noted "Porgy and Bess" soprano |
| 52% | SPORTIN | 7 | ___ Life ("Porgy and Bess" character) |
| 52% | SPORTIN | 7 | ___ Life, "Porgy and Bess" character |
| 52% | ARIA | 4 | Any ''Porgy and Bess'' solo |
| 52% | OPERA | 5 | What "Porgy and Bess" is |
| 51% | WILLIAM | 7 | ___ Warfield, bass-baritone singer who produced selections of "Porgy and Bess" |
| 51% | OPERA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess" or "The Magic Flute" |
| 51% | IMON | 4 | "___ My Way" ("Porgy and Bess" tune) |
| 51% | OPERA | 5 | Show such as "Porgy and Bess" |
| 50% | OPERA | 5 | "Porgy and Bess" or "Madame Butterfly," for example |
| 50% | IRA | 3 | George's collaborator on "Porgy and Bess" |
| 50% | ARIA | 4 | "Summertime," e.g., in "Porgy and Bess" |