| 100% | THEJAKE | 7 | Common name for the Progressive Field in Cleveland: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MIRACLEONICE | 12 | Common name for Team USA's hockey victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics (3 wds.) |
| 46% | HBAR | 4 | Common name for the reduced Planck constant ℏ, in quantum mechanics |
| 46% | ATSIGN | 6 | Name for the symbol "@": 2 wds. |
| 44% | REEDORGAN | 9 | Another name for the harmonium: 2 wds. |
| 43% | WALKER | 6 | Most common name for a zombie in the Walking Dead |
| 42% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Player-manager for the Cleveland Indians, 1975-1976: 2 wds. |
| 42% | AFEW | 4 | He gathered ___ men and headed for the field: 2 wds. |
| 42% | OHGIRL | 6 | #1 single for the Chi-Lites in 1972: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELTONJOHN | 9 | Stage name for the "Tiny Dancer" singer who was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | Stage name for the "Uptown Funk" singer whose real name is Peter Gene Hernandez: 2 wds. |
| 40% | WINDPIPE | 8 | Common name for the trachea |
| 40% | WISHBONE | 8 | Common name for the furcula |
| 40% | LADYGAGA | 8 | Stage name for the "Poker Face" singer whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta: 2 wds. |
| 40% | USSOHIO | 7 | Submarine named for the 17th state (2 wds.) |
| 40% | OSCARS | 6 | Common name for the Academy Awards |
| 40% | KIWIFRUIT | 9 | Common name for the Chinese gooseberry |
| 40% | ROCKSALT | 8 | Common name for the mineral halite |
| 40% | MARYKAY | 7 | Cosmetics company named for a woman with the last name Ash: 2 wds. |
| 40% | THEAPES | 7 | "War for the Planet of ___," an upcoming instalment in the series: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SALMAGLIE | 9 | Losing pitcher for the Dodgers in 15-Across's perfect game: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | The most common name for baby boys born in America in 2018 |
| 39% | LIAM | 4 | The most common name for baby boys born in America in 2020 |
| 39% | WINDPIPE | 8 | Common name for the trachea, connecting the lungs |
| 39% | SEVENSISTERS | 12 | Common name for the star cluster the Pleiades |
| 39% | ROSCOSMOS | 9 | Common name for the Russian Federal Space Agency |
| 39% | ALMANDINE | 9 | Common name for the iron aluminum garnet gemstone |
| 39% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for the pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 39% | CANINES | 7 | More common name for the cuspids |