| 100% | PERCENT | 7 | Basic statistic based on a proportion of 100 |
| 43% | PERCENT | 7 | A figure represented as a proportion of 100 |
| 41% | YARD | 4 | One of 100 on a football field |
| 41% | MIMI | 4 | “Rent” character based on a “La Bohème” character of the same name |
| 40% | WERTHER | 7 | Massenet opera based on a work of Goethe |
| 40% | ACE | 3 | Get a score of 100% on |
| 40% | ACED | 4 | Got a score of 100% on |
| 40% | GIJOE | 5 | Sci-fi film based on a toy franchise, "___: The Rise of Cobra": 3 wds. |
| 40% | MINOTAURS | 9 | Dungeons & Dragons race based on a half-bull/half-human creature of Greek myth |
| 39% | JUSTIFIED | 9 | FX show based on a series of Elmore Leonard books |
| 39% | HANNIBAL | 8 | NBC show based on a series of Thomas Harris books |
| 39% | ALADDIN | 7 | 1992 film based on a folktale of the same name |
| 39% | TRON | 4 | Arcade game based on a film of the same name |
| 39% | SLAPSTICK | 9 | A type of comedy based on absurd events |
| 39% | %ILES | 5 | Values on a scale of 0 to 100 |
| 39% | NEEDFOR | 7 | "___ Speed," Dominic Cooper movie based on a video game of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SHERLOCK | 8 | BBC show based on a series of Arthur Conan Doyle books |
| 39% | TRANSFORMERS | 12 | 2007 action film based on a line of toys |
| 38% | ACED | 4 | Easily scored a grade of 100 on |
| 38% | BLACK | 5 | "The ___ Stallion," 1979 adventure film based on a 1941 children's novel of the same name |
| 38% | TRUEBLOOD | 9 | HBO show based on a series of Charlaine Harris books: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CHICKENLITTLE | 13 | 2005 film based on a folktale of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SULLY | 5 | 2016 Tom Hanks movie based on the true story of a pilot |
| 38% | AVOIRDUPOIS | 11 | System of weights based on a pound of 16 ounces |
| 38% | DOROTHY | 7 | "___ at Forty," song by Cursive based on a famous literary character from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" |
| 38% | PSYCHO | 6 | 1960 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a 1959 novel of the same name |
| 38% | SOUTH | 5 | "___ Pacific," musical based on a Pulitzer-winning book which was released during the Golden Age of Broadway |
| 38% | PHILEMONAND | 11 | & 17A Charles Gounod opera premiered in 1860 based on a mythological tale of an old married couple |
| 38% | VSCOGIRL | 8 | Teen-age micro-demographic based on use of a popular photo-editing app |