| 100% | ATALE | 5 | Dickens title beginning (2 wds.) |
| 73% | ATALE | 5 | Dickens title part (2 wds.) |
| 73% | ATALE | 5 | Dickens title starter (2 wds.) |
| 73% | ATALE | 5 | Dickens title starter (2 wds) |
| 71% | ATALE | 5 | Start of a Dickens title, "___ of Two Cities": 2 wds. |
| 66% | ATALE | 5 | Start of Dickens title (2 wds.) |
| 65% | ATALE | 5 | Start of a Dickens title (2 wds.) |
| 61% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | 1982 Meryl Streep drama, based on a William Styron novel, whose title begins with a woman's name: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ROSEMARYSBABY | 13 | 1968 Mia Farrow horror film, based on an Ira Levin novel, whose title begins with a woman's name: 2 wds. |
| 59% | CHARLOTTESWEB | 13 | 2006 Julia Roberts kids' movie, based on an E.B. White novel, whose title begins with a woman's name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ASOF | 4 | Beginning on: 2 wds. |
| 54% | STARTSMALL | 10 | Begin modestly: 2 wds. |
| 53% | OLIVERTWIST | 11 | Orphan title character created by Charles Dickens: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ATALE | 5 | Beginning of a title that contains "Two Cities" (2 wds) |
| 51% | STARTSIN | 8 | Begins working (on): 2 wds. |
| 51% | DOI | 3 | "Where ___ begin?": 2 wds. |
| 51% | EARLYON | 7 | Close to the very beginning: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DAYONE | 6 | The very beginning (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ISA | 3 | "Every day ___ new beginning": 2 wds. |
| 48% | SOA | 3 | "___ new chapter begins...": 2 wds. |
| 47% | OLORD | 5 | Beginning of a prayer: 2 wds. |
| 47% | HERGRACE | 8 | Title for a duchess: 2 wds. |
| 47% | NODOFF | 6 | Begin to fall asleep: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TEAMUP | 6 | Begin to work together: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ASOF | 4 | Beginning on (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ATALE | 5 | Dickens starter (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SETTO | 5 | Begin working briskly (2 wds.) |
| 47% | TOOKTO | 6 | Began to like (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SETTO | 5 | Begin doing something (2 wds.) |
| 47% | SETOFF | 6 | Begin a journey (2 wds) |