| 100% | SEMI | 4 | Better known nickname of Celtics' forward Jesusemilore Talodabijesu Ojeleye |
| 33% | PATCH | 5 | Well-known nickname of Hunter Adams, founder of the "Gesundheit! Institute" |
| 31% | RES | 3 | Better known name of Shareese Renee Ballard |
| 30% | APOLLO | 6 | Better known name of the Greek god Loxius |
| 30% | IRA | 3 | Better known first name of lyricist Israel Gershowitz |
| 30% | NOLA | 4 | Nickname of the city known for Mardi Gras |
| 29% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president known for wearing a stovepipe hat |
| 29% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president also known as "the Great Emancipator" |
| 28% | RATSO | 5 | Nickname in the Best Picture of 1969 |
| 28% | ELINOR | 6 | Donahue of "Father Knows Best" |
| 28% | WYATT | 5 | Jane of "Father Knows Best" |
| 28% | SURVIVOR | 8 | Band best known for its hit "Eye of the Tiger" |
| 28% | COVENTINA | 9 | Celtic goddess of sacred waters, wells and streams |
| 28% | ELINOR | 6 | Actress Donahue of Father Knows Best |
| 27% | CLYDE | 5 | Better known name of Mr. Barrow, murderer and bank robber of the thirties |
| 27% | BUTCHCASSIDY | 12 | Better known name of Wild West train robber Robert LeRoy Parker (1866-1908) |
| 27% | MELC | 4 | Nickname of singer Chisholm who is also known as Sporty Spice: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MICHELANGELO | 12 | Sculptor best known for the Pietà and his statue of David |
| 27% | DALI | 4 | Surrealist artist Salvador best known for his painting of melting watches |
| 27% | DALI | 4 | Artist Salvador best known for his surrealist painting of droopy watches |
| 27% | IAN | 3 | ___ Fleming, best known for his James Bond series of spy novels |
| 27% | AXL | 3 | Better known first name of William Bruce Bailey who made it big with GNR |
| 27% | KIT | 3 | Better known first name of Christopher Houston Carson, now resting in Taos, New Mexico |
| 27% | SPORTSGUY | 9 | Nickname of ESPN sportswriter and best-selling author Bill Simmons, with "The": 2 wds. |
| 27% | GREGORY | 7 | — XIII, 16th-century Pope best known for his reformation of the calendar |
| 27% | PRATCHETT | 9 | Terry —, late fantasy writer best known for the Discworld series of novels |
| 27% | OPPIE | 5 | Nickname for the protagonist of 2024's Best Picture winner |
| 26% | REN | 3 | Better known name of the fictional Marland T. Hoek, good acquaintance of Stimpson J. Cat |
| 26% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 26% | GARY | 4 | ___ Snyder, Beat Generation poet best known for his collection of poems "Turtle Island" |