| 100% | SOPRANOS | 8 | Crime drama with a mobster named Tony, The __ |
| 55% | CASTLE | 6 | Nathan Fillion crime drama with a chess piece as its name |
| 46% | WILLTRENT | 9 | ABC crime drama about a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BARRY | 5 | Comedy crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a Marine-turned-hitman played by Bill Hader |
| 45% | DEXTER | 6 | Crime drama TV series named after the protagonist who is a forensic technician in the day and vigilante serial killer at night |
| 43% | CSI | 3 | TV crime drama with the theme song "Who Are You" |
| 42% | NESS | 4 | Name associated with a mobster or a monster |
| 41% | ORANGE | 6 | Fruit with a color of the same name |
| 41% | LAO | 3 | People with a language of the same name |
| 41% | PERIWINKLE | 10 | Flower with a color the same as its name |
| 40% | MCTEER | 6 | Actress Janet with a Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier Award |
| 40% | THOR | 4 | God with a day of the week named after him |
| 40% | DAWSON | 6 | Guy with a creek in the 90s US teen drama |
| 40% | PENNE | 5 | Pasta with a name derived from the Italian for "quills" |
| 40% | PESTO | 5 | Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded" |
| 40% | SIMONSAYS | 9 | Playground game with a boy's name in the title |
| 40% | INDEX | 5 | List often scanned with a finger of the same name |
| 40% | AUDI | 4 | German automaker with a name from the Latin for "listen" |
| 40% | VERNE | 5 | Author with a restaurant at the Eiffel Tower named for him |
| 40% | ONEINTEN | 8 | UB40 protest song with a name inspired by the unemployment rate |
| 40% | DELHI | 5 | Indian city with a similar name to the capital |
| 39% | MARYJANE | 8 | Shoe with a strap over the top; has a woman's name |
| 39% | BOOK | 4 | Common library item, with a name originating from the Proto-Germanic language |
| 39% | MAMMAL | 6 | Class with a name that comes from the Latin word for "breast" |
| 39% | ORB | 3 | Horse with a "spherical" name that won the 2013 Kentucky Derby |
| 39% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | Comedian with the 2016 memoir "Born a Crime" |
| 39% | NOAH | 4 | TV host with the autobiography "Born a Crime" |
| 39% | NOAH | 4 | TV host with the memoir "Born a Crime" |
| 39% | NOAH | 4 | Comedian Trevor with the memoir "Born a Crime" |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake with the same name |