| 100% | STAGEHAND | 9 | Behind-the-scenes worker in a play |
| 94% | STAGEHAND | 9 | Behind-the-scenes worker in a theatrical play |
| 80% | GHOSTWRITE | 10 | Work behind the scenes, in a way |
| 78% | STAGEHAND | 9 | Behind-the-scenes worker in a theatrical company |
| 77% | BACKSTAGE | 9 | The place behind the performance area in a play |
| 65% | SPECTATOR | 9 | In a play, a member of the audience |
| 63% | ACT | 3 | Play the role, in a play |
| 62% | CREW | 4 | The behind-the-scenes workers on a movie set |
| 61% | KINGMAKER | 9 | One behind the scenes with a huge amount of political pull |
| 61% | BACKYARD | 8 | In a circus, the area behind the big top |
| 61% | STORYET | 7 | Behind-the-scenes worker in TV news |
| 61% | STRAGGLER | 9 | In a foot race, the one who falls behind |
| 60% | CAST | 4 | The actors in a play or movie |
| 60% | ONSIDE | 6 | In a legal position to play the ball, in soccer |
| 60% | TRIAGES | 7 | Aid stations behind the front in a war |
| 60% | ACTONE | 6 | Part of a play with the opening scene |
| 60% | HERO | 4 | The lead character in a film or play |
| 60% | NARRATOR | 8 | The storyteller in a play, movie, or book |
| 60% | ACT | 3 | Play a part in the play |
| 58% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with an A in the corner |
| 58% | OUTS | 4 | The triple in a triple play |
| 58% | STRUM | 5 | Play the guitar, in a way |
| 58% | OUTS | 4 | The three in a triple play |
| 58% | IMAGINED | 8 | Pictured a scene in the mind |
| 58% | TWANGS | 6 | Plays the guitar, in a way |
| 58% | DELATOUR | 8 | Frances —, 2006 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play winner for The History Boys |
| 58% | BERTISH | 7 | Suzanne —, 1995 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Play nominee for The Moliere Comedies |
| 57% | BACKBOARD | 9 | In basketball, the glass or wood behind a basket |
| 57% | RAISIN | 6 | A __ in the Sun, 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry |
| 57% | ACE | 3 | Playing card with the letter A in two corners |