| 100% | GOATHERD | 8 | Caprine-minder who is lonely in The Sound of Music |
| 75% | GOATHERD | 8 | This hill dweller was lonely in the Sound of Music |
| 57% | ALPS | 4 | The hills that are alive in "The Sound of Music" |
| 54% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who is the voice of Lady Whistledown on "Bridgerton" (2 wds.) |
| 54% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who played the nanny Mary Poppins in the 1964 film: 2 wds. |
| 53% | SUPERIOR | 8 | Maria worried Mother __ in The Sound of Music |
| 53% | JULIEANDREWS | 12 | "The Sound of Music" actress who won an Oscar for playing the title role in 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | ALPS | 4 | High points in The Sound of Music |
| 52% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 52% | RICHARD | 7 | ___ Rodgers, composer with works like "Oklahoma!' and "The Sound of Music" who was the first person to win the EGOT |
| 51% | OWENS | 5 | "Hee Haw" co-host Buck who is in the Country Music Hall of Fame |
| 51% | MARTA | 5 | Sixth Von Trapp child in the Sound of Music film |
| 50% | RUPERTGRINT | 11 | British actor who was in the music video of Ed Sheeran's "Lego House": 2 wds. |
| 50% | JULIE | 5 | ___ Andrews, "The Sound of Music" actress who is also known for her work on Broadway |
| 49% | MEGANFOX | 8 | American actress who was in the music video of Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie": 2 wds. |
| 49% | TOMHANKS | 8 | American actor who was in the music video of Carly Rae Jepsen's "I Really Like You": 2 wds. |
| 48% | SOLANGEKNOWLES | 14 | 12-Across and 28-Across singer who was the first recipient of the "Billboard" Women in Music Impact Award (2 wds.) |
| 48% | VONTRAPP | 8 | The captain's family singers in The Sound of Music |
| 47% | LONELY | 6 | Describes the goatherd in The Sound of Music |
| 47% | GOVERNESS | 9 | Job of Maria in The Sound of Music |
| 47% | THEHILLS | 8 | These are alive with the sound of music |
| 47% | YODELER | 7 | The lonely goatherd, in a "Sound of Music" song |
| 47% | NUN | 3 | Maria originally wanted to be one, in "The Sound of Music" |
| 46% | VONTRAPP | 8 | Name of the musical family in The Sound of Music |
| 46% | VONTRAPP | 8 | Family name of Austrian singers in The Sound of Music |
| 46% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ABBESS | 6 | Who sings "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" in "The Sound of Music" |
| 46% | NONNBERG | 8 | Abbey of novice Maria in The Sound of Music |
| 46% | TRAPP | 5 | Von __, the family in The Sound of Music |
| 46% | MARIA | 5 | Song in "The Sound of Music" |