| 100% | ARNAZ | 5 | Desi played by Javier Bardem on “Being the Ricardos” |
| 72% | DESI | 4 | Arnaz played by Javier Bardem in "Being the Ricardos" |
| 69% | DESI | 4 | Actor Arnaz played by Javier Bardem in "Being the Ricardos" |
| 49% | BARDEM | 6 | Javier who played Desi Arnaz in "Being the Ricardos" |
| 48% | LOVE | 4 | "If music be the food of ___, play on," quote by Shakespeare |
| 47% | RIKER | 5 | Will played by Jonathan Frakes on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” |
| 45% | SILVA | 5 | Raoul ___ (Bond villain played by Javier Bardem) |
| 43% | PIPERCHAPMAN | 12 | Lead character played by Taylor Schilling on "Orange Is the New Black": 2 wds. |
| 43% | ETHEL | 5 | Muggs who was played by Shannon Purser on The CW's "Riverdale" |
| 42% | BELLS | 5 | "Jingle ___," iconic Christmas carol that was the first song played on musical instruments in space by Gemini 6 astronauts in 1965 |
| 42% | EAR | 3 | Play by ___ (handle on the spot) |
| 41% | DESI | 4 | Javier Bardem's role in 2021's "Being the Ricardos" |
| 41% | ALFIESOLOMONS | 13 | "Peaky Blinders" character, played by Tom Hardy, who ran a distillery and was seen on the show from season 2 till 4: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind played by Hailey on "Mozart in the Jungle" |
| 39% | MUSIC | 5 | "If ___ be the food of love, play on": Shak. |
| 39% | MUSIC | 5 | "If ___ be the food of love, play on" (Shakespeare) |
| 39% | DESI | 4 | First name of Javier Bardem's role in "Being the Ricardos" |
| 39% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 39% | TAYSTEE | 7 | Orange Is the New Black character played by Danielle Brooks |
| 39% | ORSINO | 6 | "If music be the food of love, play on" speaker |
| 39% | EDT | 3 | The tennis US Open is played on it |
| 39% | EST | 3 | The Orange Bowl is played on it: Abbr. |
| 38% | DALE | 4 | Character who was played by Jeffrey DeMunn on "The Walking Dead" |
| 38% | OMAR | 4 | Character played by the late Michael K. Williams on "The Wire" |
| 38% | IAMBS | 5 | Pentad in "If music be the food of love, play on" |
| 38% | EDT | 3 | The U.S. Open is played on it: Abbr. |
| 38% | CLAYCOURT | 9 | Surface the French Open is played on |
| 38% | UKULELE | 7 | Instrument played by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole on his "Over the Rainbow" medley |
| 38% | ALEXVAUSE | 9 | "Orange Is the New Black" character played by Laura Prepon: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DIANA | 5 | Princess played by Emma Corrin on The Crown |