| 100% | MINOTAUR | 8 | Bull-man defeated by Theseus and ball of thread |
| 37% | CLEW | 4 | Ball of thread |
| 34% | LOCKE | 5 | "Game of Thrones" man at arms sworn to House Bolton and played by Noah Taylor |
| 34% | CLEW | 4 | Ball of yarn, thread |
| 34% | MINOTAUR | 8 | Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
| 34% | CREWCUT | 7 | Very short haircut for men and boys originally worn by members of the Yale rowing team |
| 34% | CATTOYS | 7 | Ball of yarn and others |
| 33% | FRIARTUCK | 9 | Member of Robin Hood's band of men portrayed on screen by Ronnie Barker and Tim Minchin |
| 33% | MINOTAUR | 8 | Half man, half bull, eventually killed by Theseus |
| 33% | FRIARTUCK | 9 | Member of Robin Hood's band of men portrayed on screen by comedians Ronnie Barker and Tim Minchin |
| 32% | PELLETS | 7 | Balls of undigested food regurgitated by owls |
| 32% | ELOBEID | 7 | City in central Sudan; scene of the defeat of a British and Egyptian army by the Mahdi in 1883 |
| 32% | COMET | 5 | Streaking ball of ice and dust |
| 32% | META | 4 | Parent company of Threads and Instagram |
| 32% | MALE | 4 | Of boys and men |
| 32% | SHIP | 4 | "___ of Theseus," novel by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst where the story includes notes in the margins and hidden letters |
| 31% | DORIAN | 6 | "The Picture of ___ Gray," gothic novel by Oscar Wilde which tells the story of a man and his unusual portrait |
| 31% | ELEVENRINGS | 11 | "___: The Soul of Success," a book by Phil Jackson, the legendary coach of Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THEFALLEN | 9 | Thriller novel by David Baldacci which was part of "Memory Man" series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BEADING | 7 | Addition of threaded colored balls to fabric |
| 31% | LEWIS | 5 | Defeater of Holyfield and Tyson |
| 31% | PLUR | 4 | Of mice and men?: Abbr. |
| 31% | STEINBECK | 9 | Of Mice and Men author |
| 31% | MAGI | 4 | Men of myrrh and more |
| 31% | BLACKBIRD | 9 | "The Bird-catcher and the ___," a popular fable by 38-Down that has a traditional tune in the Isle of Man |
| 30% | CROCHET | 7 | Piece of needlework made by looping and intertwining thread with a hooked needle |
| 30% | SWEETDAY | 8 | "One ___," a song by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men, that was Billboard's most successful song of the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SCOTTIE | 7 | Bulls teammate of M.J. and Dennis |
| 30% | ELIS | 4 | Manning of the NFL and inventor Whitney |
| 30% | SEW | 3 | Use of needle and thread |