| 100% | GRADING | 7 | Ceremony for awarding new belts in Tae Kwon Do |
| 39% | MARTIALART | 10 | Tae kwon do or karate, for example: 2 wds. |
| 32% | MGMT | 4 | Indie band nominated for the Best New Artist Grammy Award in 2010 |
| 31% | OSCARS | 6 | Annual awards ceremony held in California where cast and crew compete for golden statues |
| 31% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | Eight-time, New York-born Grammy Award nominee who won for "Criminal" in 1998 |
| 31% | KOREAN | 6 | Like kimchi and tae kwon do |
| 31% | KOREAN | 6 | Like Psy and tae kwon do |
| 30% | CORONATIONS | 11 | Ceremonies for new rulers |
| 29% | WILLIAMHURT | 11 | Actor nominated for an Academy Award for his role as anchor Tom Grunick in "Broadcast News": 2 wds. |
| 29% | ORO | 3 | María Espinoza won it for tae kwon do at the 2008 Olympics |
| 29% | PATRIOTS | 8 | New England team that did not win the Super Bowl despite setting the regular season record for most wins in 2007 |
| 28% | ALBERT | 6 | With 32-Across, actor nominated for an Academy Award for his role as reporter Aaron Altman in "Broadcast News" |
| 28% | IRAN | 4 | Home country of tae kwon do Olympic gold medalist Hadi Saei |
| 28% | EMMYS | 5 | Awards ceremony for television shows |
| 28% | EMMY | 4 | Award for excellence in TV |
| 28% | OBIE | 4 | Award for "Hamilton" in 2015 |
| 28% | BRONZES | 7 | Awards for coming in 3rd |
| 27% | TINASHE | 7 | 15-Across, 19-Across, and 34-Across singer/songwriter who was nominated for BET's Best New Artist Award in 2015 |
| 27% | TONYS | 5 | Awards for New York stage performers |
| 27% | USAIR | 5 | New name for Allegheny in 1979 |
| 27% | ROOKIEOFTHEYEAR | 15 | Award for Michaela Onyenwere in 2021 |
| 27% | RYANGOSLING | 11 | Former "All New Mickey Mouse Club" Mouseketeer who won a Golden Globe Award for his role in "La La Land" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | STRAPS | 6 | Belts, as used in yoga for stretches |
| 27% | TONYS | 5 | Awards for New York plays and musicals |
| 27% | TONY | 4 | Award given for excellence in Broadway theatre |
| 27% | MVP | 3 | Award for Stephen Curry in 2015: Abbr. |
| 27% | OSCAR | 5 | Award for the movies in the circles |
| 27% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best in the league |
| 27% | WEDDINGS | 8 | Ceremonies for people to join in matrimony |
| 27% | SYS | 3 | "S" in DOS, for short |