| 100% | PIOUS | 5 | Epithet for Louis I, with "the" |
| 79% | FAT | 3 | Epithet for Louis VI, with "the" |
| 66% | FAT | 3 | Epithet for France's Louis VI, with "the" |
| 59% | ORA | 3 | Rita with the songs "For You" and "You for Me" |
| 59% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the song "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" |
| 59% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" |
| 59% | EEYORE | 6 | Kid-lit character with the catchphrase "Thanks for noticing me" |
| 58% | EVITA | 5 | Broadway musical with the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" |
| 58% | OPRAH | 5 | TV personality with the best seller "What I Know for Sure" |
| 58% | ACHORUSLINE | 11 | Long-running musical with the song “What I Did for Love” |
| 57% | LION | 4 | Nickname for Louis VIII, with "the" |
| 57% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 1979 hit "Don't Bring Me Down," for short |
| 57% | JLO | 3 | Superstar with the confusingly titled album This Is Me ... Then, for short |
| 56% | TAXMAN | 6 | Beatles song with the lyric "There's one for you, nineteen for me" |
| 55% | EVITA | 5 | Musical with the songs "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "A New Argentina" |
| 55% | SAMSMITH | 8 | 2014 Record of the Year winner for "Stay With Me" |
| 55% | LIONHEART | 9 | Nickname for Richard I, with “the” |
| 55% | ESPRESSO | 8 | 2024 Sabrina Carpenter hit with the lyric “I know I Mountain Dew it for you” |
| 54% | EAGLET | 6 | Avian epithet for Napoleon II, with "the" |
| 53% | NIGHTFEVER | 10 | 1978 #1 hit with the lyrics "Here I am, praying for this moment to last": 2 wds. |
| 53% | LIABILITY | 9 | Single by 53-Across on 45-Across with the lyric "You're a little much for me" |
| 52% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Actress who completed her EGOT with a Grammy for the audiobook "Finding Me" |
| 52% | SAINT | 5 | Epithet for Simon Templar (with "The") |
| 52% | TELLIT | 6 | "Hit me with the story!" |
| 51% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 43-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 51% | APPLAUSE | 8 | Hit song by 42-Across with the lyrics "Live for the way that you cheer and scream for me" |
| 51% | ILLITERATI | 10 | Epithet for the uninformed |
| 51% | ORIANA | 6 | Epithet for Elizabeth I |
| 51% | BRAFF | 5 | "Wish I Was Here" star/director Zach who raised money for the movie with Kickstarter |
| 50% | PEG | 3 | Steely Dan song with the lyrics "And when you smile for the camera / I know I'll love you better" |