| 100% | OREOS | 5 | Cookies inspired by Hydrox in 1912 although most believe Hydrox are the imitators |
| 38% | OREO | 4 | Cookie inspired by the Hydrox |
| 35% | OREO | 4 | It was inspired by Sunshine Hydrox cookies |
| 33% | ROSWELL | 7 | Name associated with an event in 1947 many believe has been covered up by a government conspiracy |
| 32% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 32% | PLAGUE | 6 | "The ___," novel by Albert Camus published in 1947 which was inspired by the 1849 cholera epidemic |
| 31% | CHOLESTEROL | 11 | Solid found in most body tissues that is synthesized by the liver |
| 31% | PYGMALION | 9 | Play written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw that was adapted into the film "My Fair Lady" |
| 31% | FURS | 4 | "Venus In ___," song by The Velvet Underground that was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's eponymous novel |
| 30% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 30% | RARE | 4 | "The flower that blooms in adversity is the most ___ and beautiful of all," quote by the Emperor in Disney's "Mulan" |
| 30% | WITHLUV | 7 | "Boy ___," song by BTS featuring Halsey which was the most viewed music video in 24 hours in 2019: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Cross, fictional former FBI agent and psychologist created by James Patterson who is the protagonist in many of his books |
| 30% | OFFICE | 6 | "The ___," TV series in which Dwight believes that the letter "R" is among the most menacing sounds |
| 30% | POE | 3 | Who wrote "It was many and many a year ago, / In a kingdom by the sea ..." |
| 29% | BRAZIL | 6 | South American country which is the most forested country in terms of actual forest area covered by forest at 56.1% |
| 29% | OWED | 4 | "Never in the field of human conflict was so much ___ by so many to so few": Churchill |
| 29% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Hockney, queer artist behind the most expensive artwork by a living artist to be auctioned in 2018 |
| 29% | SBS | 3 | Abbr. for the phenomenon when nonspecific symptoms are reported by many people in new homes and offices |
| 29% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that was introduced in 1912 |
| 29% | SNOWBOARDING | 12 | Winter Olympic sport inspired by skiing which involves descending down the white winter blanket without poles and was first played in 1965 |
| 29% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | Classic poem that begins "It was many and many a year ago / In a kingdom by the sea" |
| 29% | LUCY | 4 | "___ in the Sky with Diamonds," 1967 song by The Beatles which was inspired by a drawing that Lennon's son made of his classmate |
| 28% | LOVEONTOP | 9 | Song by Beyonce - whose birthday it is today - which was inspired by her performance as Etta James in the film "Cadillac Records": 3 wds. |
| 28% | INACROWN | 8 | "You Should See Me ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 and the title of which was inspired by a scene from "Sherlock": 3 wds. |
| 28% | EDISON | 6 | The 1st phonograph was invented by him in 1877 |
| 28% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol was inspired by the epsilon |
| 28% | HARRIET | 7 | Did you know that the world's largest 1a was believed to have been lain by the British hen ___ in 2010? |
| 28% | DESPACITO | 9 | Song whose music video was surpassed by Pinkfong’s “Baby Shark Dance” as the most-viewed video on YouTube, in 2020 |
| 28% | HUNGRIEST | 9 | The one that is the most in need of food |