| 100% | AMBROSE | 7 | Cynic Bierce who once defined "alone" as "in bad company" |
| 75% | BIERCE | 6 | Humorist Ambrose who once defined "alone" as "in bad company" |
| 43% | ALONE | 5 | In bad company, per Bierce |
| 43% | ALONE | 5 | In bad company, to Ambrose Bierce |
| 36% | ALONE | 5 | "In bad company," per Ambrose Bierce |
| 34% | OHARA | 5 | Actress Catherine who starred as Kevin's mom in "Home Alone" |
| 34% | AMBROSE | 7 | Cynical Bierce who defined "sweater" as "Garment worn by child when its mother is feeling chilly" |
| 32% | EGAN | 4 | “Veep” aide Dan who was once called “as toxic as a urinal cake in Chernobyl” |
| 32% | EDDIE | 5 | Comedian Izzard who once described the European Union as “the cutting edge of politics, in a very extraordinarily boring way” |
| 32% | NOEL | 4 | Oasis member who once described his brother (and bandmate) as "a man with a fork in a world of soup" |
| 31% | PARE | 4 | Actor Michael ___, once a chef in NYC, who starred as Cody in 2008's "Road to Hell" |
| 31% | KATHY | 5 | She is an American business leader who was appointed as the CEO of distribution company Graybar in 2012 |
| 30% | DRAKE | 5 | Rapper who once starred in Degrassi |
| 30% | THERANOS | 8 | Company in Bad Blood |
| 29% | MRT | 3 | TV star who once appeared in WrestleMania |
| 29% | EBAY | 4 | Company once known as AuctionWeb |
| 28% | MEGHANMARKLE | 12 | The Duchess of Sussex who once starred in "Suits" |
| 28% | SHALALA | 7 | Congresswoman who once served in the U.S. cabinet |
| 28% | SEGA | 4 | Company founded in 1940 as Standard Games |
| 28% | STEVEO | 6 | "Jackass" star who once worked as a circus clown: Hyph. |
| 28% | CRONE | 5 | Elli, for example, who once defeated Thor in Norse mythology |
| 28% | SOLOMON | 7 | Biblical king who once proposed splitting a baby in half |
| 28% | RCA | 3 | Company once headquartered at 30 Rock in NYC |
| 28% | FERRARI | 7 | Company founded in 1939 as Auto Avio Costruzioni |
| 28% | AGFA | 4 | Imaging company once big in film |
| 27% | PAULRODGERS | 11 | Bad Company vocalist who sang with Queen from 2004 to 2009: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SUZEORMAN | 9 | Personal finance guru who once lived in a van: 2 wds. |
| 27% | SOLILOQUY | 9 | Speaking alone, as in a speech in a play |
| 27% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | Bad dream; demon who suffocates you in your sleep |
| 27% | BRYAN | 5 | Actor Cranston who starred in "Breaking Bad" |