| 100% | MASHUP | 6 | Combination of several sources in music or video |
| 43% | FUSION | 6 | Combination of music or cuisine |
| 42% | MELD | 4 | Combination of cards in canasta or pinochle |
| 41% | ORCHESTRAPITS | 13 | Sources of music in musicals |
| 41% | MEDIANT | 7 | In music, third degree of a major or minor scale |
| 40% | JUNGLEBELLS | 11 | Source of music in the Amazon? |
| 39% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 37% | SERENADE | 8 | To play or sing music in honor of someone |
| 37% | OVERTURE | 8 | Opening piece of music in a musical or play |
| 37% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a performance of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part |
| 37% | TRIPLET | 7 | In music, a group of three equal notes played in a time value of two or four |
| 37% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a legato performance of a melodic interval of two or more notes in a part |
| 36% | REPRISE | 7 | Repeated song or piece of music in a film or play |
| 36% | NINJA | 5 | Chris Martin or Rihanna character in their "Princess of China" video |
| 35% | BRUCEWILLIS | 11 | American actor who was in the music video of Gorillaz "Stylo": 2 wds. |
| 35% | VEVO | 4 | Video music hosting group, formed by two of the "big three" record companies in the US |
| 35% | THEME | 5 | Motif in music or literature |
| 34% | REFRAIN | 7 | Any line of music or poetry repeated in a piece |
| 34% | MARIA | 5 | Role in “The Sound of Music” or “West Side Story” |
| 34% | EMO | 3 | Brooding style in music or fashion |
| 34% | SEW | 3 | "A needle pulling thread" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 34% | TINA | 4 | Turner in music or Fey in comedy |
| 34% | RUPERTGRINT | 11 | British actor who was in the music video of Ed Sheeran's "Lego House": 2 wds. |
| 34% | KARLIEKLOSS | 11 | American model and computer programmer who appeared in the music video of "Bad Blood": 2 wds. |
| 34% | TREBLE | 6 | High clef in music or triple soprano |
| 34% | RAY | 3 | "A drop of golden sun" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 34% | DOE | 3 | "A deer, a female deer" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |
| 33% | MARIA | 5 | Lead character in "The Sound of Music" or "West Side Story" |
| 33% | TIMBERLAKE | 10 | Justin ___, singer who won Video of the Year for "Mirrors" at MTV Video Music Awards in 2013 |
| 33% | TEA | 3 | "A drink with jam and bread" or a solfege note in a "The Sound of Music" song |