| 100% | TWISTOLIVER | 11 | Charles Dickens novel about commanding comedian John to do a 1960s dance? |
| 40% | NICHOLAS | 8 | With 62 Across, Charles Dickens novel about a man trying to support his sister and widowed mother, featuring a Maine college |
| 38% | LEAKHOUSE | 9 | Charles Dickens novel about a residence with constant plumbing problems? |
| 31% | TIME | 4 | "A ___ To Dance," novel by Padma Venkatraman about her journey as a dancer with prosthesis |
| 29% | BOIL | 4 | Bring water to do a "heated" dance? |
| 28% | STEPSISTER | 10 | Command to a dancing sibling? |
| 28% | SYDNEYCARTON | 12 | London barrister in 1859 Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities |
| 27% | WILFER | 6 | Bella —, character in 1865 Charles Dickens novel Our Mutual Friend who marries John Rokesmith |
| 27% | WASHINGTONBLACK | 15 | 2018 Esi Edugyan novel about a slave’s path to freedom |
| 27% | DENYIT | 6 | What to do if someone makes a false accusation about you |
| 26% | MOUNTAINCOLD | 12 | Charles Frazier novel about a sickness one suffers from hiking up Everest or Kilimanjaro? |
| 26% | VERISOPHT | 9 | Lord Frederick —, character in Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby killed by Sir Mulberry Hawk in a duel |
| 26% | NICKLEBY | 8 | A novel by Charles Dickens: "Nicholas __" |
| 25% | BLEAKHOUSE | 10 | Charles Dickens novel |
| 25% | DANIEL | 6 | Elton John song about a man on a plane to Spain |
| 25% | OREO | 4 | 1974 Fran Ross novel about a biracial woman on a mission to find her Jewish father |
| 24% | DOMBEYANDSON | 12 | Novel by Charles Dickens that deals with the story of a shipping firm owner who is frustrated at not having a son to take care of the business: 3 wds. |
| 24% | OLIVER | 6 | Comedian John who is said to resemble a love child of Harry Potter and Owl from "Winnie-the-Pooh" |
| 24% | OMENS | 5 | "Good ___" (Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman novel about an angel and a demon collaborating to stop the Apocalypse) |
| 24% | HAPPYPLACE | 10 | Emily Henry novel about a couple pretending to still be together while vacationing with friends (2 wds.) |
| 24% | CURIOSITY | 9 | Charles Dickens novel, The Old __ Shop |
| 24% | BLEAK | 5 | __ House, Charles Dickens novel |
| 24% | LITTLE | 6 | "___ Dorrit," Charles Dickens novel |
| 24% | TWIST | 5 | "Oliver ___," Charles Dickens novel |
| 24% | THEALCHEMIST | 12 | Paulo Coelho novel about a boy who travels to find a treasure at the Egyptian pyramids: 2 wds. |
| 24% | PUDDNHEADWILSON | 15 | Mark Twain novel about a Northern lawyer who moves to the Deep South, featuring a New York college |
| 24% | MIND | 4 | “The Life of the ___,” Christine Smallwood novel about lost opportunities to become a mother and professor (March, 2021) |
| 24% | TWIST | 5 | Classic Charles Dickens novel "Oliver ___" |
| 24% | WORKAREA | 8 | Place to do a job |