| 100% | HOWIE | 5 | Comedian and talent show judge Mandel |
| 60% | SHELTON | 7 | Country music singer and talent show judge Blake |
| 59% | ABDUL | 5 | Talent show judge alongside Jackson and Cowell |
| 56% | COWELL | 6 | Prolific TV talent show judge and music exec Simon |
| 48% | AGT | 3 | Reality show with judges Howie Mandel and Heidi Klum: Abbr. |
| 48% | AGT | 3 | Reality show with judges Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara: Abbr. |
| 48% | COWELL | 6 | Talent show judge Simon __ |
| 48% | PANELIST | 8 | Talent show judge, often |
| 47% | AGT | 3 | Reality show where Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel serve as judges: Abbr. |
| 47% | HOWIE | 5 | ___ Mandel, Canadian comedian who is the longest serving judge on "America's Got Talent" |
| 45% | KLUM | 4 | "America's Got Talent" judge along with Cowell, Mandel and Vergara |
| 45% | AUDITION | 8 | Opportunity to impress talent show judges |
| 44% | PANEL | 5 | Talent show's judging group |
| 43% | MANDEL | 6 | Comedian and game show host Howie |
| 43% | HOWIEMANDEL | 11 | Former stand-up comedian and "St. Elsewhere" actor who has been a judge on "America's Got Talent" since 2010 (2 wds.) |
| 41% | SKILFUL | 7 | Showing talent and aptitude |
| 41% | PTA | 3 | School support group that throws book fairs and talent shows: Abbr. |
| 41% | LONI | 4 | Comedian and "RuPaul's Drag Race" guest judge Love |
| 41% | RAE | 3 | Comedian and “A Black Lady Sketch Show” writer Sanni |
| 40% | AGT | 3 | American reality show judged by Howie Mandel: Abbr. |
| 40% | XFACTOR | 7 | TV talent show for groups and individuals, The __ |
| 39% | HOWIE | 5 | Comedian Mandel of "America's Got Talent" |
| 39% | NOAH | 4 | Trevor ___, South African comedian and host of "The Daily Show" |
| 39% | JERRY | 5 | ___ Seinfeld, comedian and show host who is a New Yorker |
| 39% | HOWIE | 5 | Mandel who judges on "America's Got Talent" |
| 39% | AGT | 3 | Reality show judged by Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara: Abbr. |
| 38% | DEGENERES | 9 | Chat show host and comedian Ellen |
| 38% | DEGENERES | 9 | Talk show host and comedian Ellen |
| 38% | THE | 3 | "___ Voice" (NBC talent show that 11-Down is a judge on) |