| 100% | METS | 4 | Baseball team featured in the ESPN documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" |
| 92% | WONDERLAND | 10 | "Once Upon a Time in ____," a fantasy-drama series in which John Lithgow - whose birthday it is today - voiced Percy the White Rabbit |
| 89% | SERGIOLEONE | 11 | “Once Upon a Time in the West” auteur |
| 89% | WEST | 4 | "Once Upon a Time in the ___" (1968 movie) |
| 88% | LEONE | 5 | "Once Upon a Time in the West" director Sergio |
| 87% | SUN | 3 | Blue ___, corporation featured in the TV series "Firefly" |
| 86% | BRAD | 4 | First name in the Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood cast |
| 86% | PITT | 4 | Last name on the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood poster |
| 83% | CLAUDIA | 7 | Actress ___ Cardinale of "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "The Pink Panther" |
| 83% | THEWEST | 7 | Spaghetti western film, Once Upon a Time in __ |
| 83% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who plays the title role in "Elvis" (2 wds.) |
| 82% | ZOMBIE | 6 | Mythological undead creature that was featured in the TV series "The Walking Dead" |
| 82% | METS | 4 | Baseball team in the ESPN documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" |
| 82% | METS | 4 | MLB team in the ESPN documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" |
| 81% | TARANTINO | 9 | Director of 2019's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 80% | LEONE | 5 | Sergio —, director of 1984 drama Once Upon a Time in America |
| 80% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who starred as Elvis Presley in the 2022 biopic "Elvis": 2 wds. |
| 80% | BALL | 4 | Try this! Matzo ___ soup, beloved winter food featured in the TV series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" |
| 79% | LEONE | 5 | Sergio —, director of 1984 film drama Once Upon a Time in America |
| 79% | METS | 4 | Subject of the sports documentary "Once Upon a Time in Queens" |
| 79% | JAMESWOODS | 10 | "Once Upon a Time in America" actor who was the voice of villainous Hades in Disney's "Hercules": 2 wds. |
| 79% | BRAD | 4 | ___ Pitt, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" actor who won the SAG award for Best Supporting Actor in 2020 |
| 79% | TIMES | 5 | "___ Like These," 2003 song by Foo Fighters that was featured in the TV series "One Tree Hill" |
| 79% | HEAT | 4 | "___ Waves," 2020 song by Glass Animals that was featured in the TV series "Never Have I Ever" |
| 78% | ONCE | 4 | "___ Upon a Time," a fantasy TV series starring Ginnifer Goodwin |
| 77% | PHIL | 4 | "Dr. ___," talk show featuring a psychologist that you saw for the last time on your TV screen in 2023 |
| 76% | ABC | 3 | "Once Upon a Time" TV network |
| 76% | FISH | 4 | Try this! Chilean ___ Stew, beloved winter dish also known as Paila Marina that was featured in the TV series "Breaking Bad" |
| 75% | TATTOO | 6 | Many a clue in the TV series "Blindspot" |
| 75% | LAGAAN | 6 | 2001 film subtitled Once Upon a Time in India; a 2002 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee |