| 100% | ARPEGGIO | 8 | Broken chord, based on harp playing |
| 49% | TESS | 4 | Harper who played Mrs. Pinkman on "Breaking Bad" |
| 47% | ARPEGGIO | 8 | Broken chord played rising or descending |
| 45% | ARPEGGIOS | 9 | Broken chords played in rising and falling order |
| 45% | ARPEGGIO | 8 | A broken chord played in sequence |
| 45% | LULU | 4 | Opera based on two Wedekind plays |
| 45% | OTELLO | 6 | Opera based on a Shakespeare play |
| 45% | TRASHIER | 8 | Playing on baser instincts |
| 45% | TESS | 4 | Actress Harper who played Jesse Pinkman's mom on "Breaking Bad" |
| 44% | ASOLDIERSSTORY | 14 | 1984 film based on a Fuller play |
| 44% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play |
| 44% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera based on a Shakespearean play |
| 44% | STRUMS | 6 | Plays chords on a guitar |
| 43% | PVALLEY | 7 | Starz series based on a Katori Hall play |
| 43% | IAMACAMERA | 10 | Play on which "Cabaret" is based |
| 43% | RAIN | 4 | Play based on a Maugham tale |
| 43% | SIDE | 4 | "West ___ Story" (Sondheim musical based on a Shakespeare play) |
| 43% | RIGOLETTO | 9 | Verdi's opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 43% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple" (sitcom based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 43% | ERNANI | 6 | 1844 Verdi opera based on a Victor Hugo play |
| 43% | TITUS | 5 | 1999 Anthony Hopkins film based on a Shakespeare play |
| 42% | THEMATINGOFTHESHREW | 19 | Play based on a "Wild Kingdom" episode? |
| 42% | BUGLE | 5 | It's played on base |
| 42% | BOPHA | 5 | 1993 Danny Glover film based on a Percy Mtwa play |
| 42% | IDEAL | 5 | "An ___ Husband" (1999 film based on an Oscar Wilde play) |
| 42% | ADO | 3 | "Much ___ About Nothing" (2013 movie based on a Shakespeare play) |
| 42% | ADO | 3 | "Much ___ About Nothing," 1901 opera based on the Shakespeare play |
| 42% | ODD | 3 | "The ___ Couple" (classic sitcom based on a Neil Simon play) |
| 42% | TIES | 4 | They get broken on playing fields |
| 42% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play on which My Fair Lady was based |