| 100% | 15MINUTES | 9 | Figurative duration of short-lived fame |
| 52% | TRANSIENT | 9 | Of short duration |
| 52% | TRANSITORY | 10 | Of short duration |
| 52% | BRIEF | 5 | Of short duration |
| 44% | OBITS | 5 | Celebrations of lives, for short |
| 43% | BIO | 3 | Study of living organisms, for short |
| 43% | NCAR | 4 | NASCAR Hall of Fame state, for short |
| 43% | BIOS | 4 | Stories of people's lives, for short |
| 43% | BIOS | 4 | Descriptions of peoples' lives, for short |
| 42% | EPHEMERA | 8 | Items of short-lived use |
| 42% | OHENRY | 6 | Famed short story writer behind "The Gift of the Magi" |
| 42% | BIOS | 4 | Tales of famous people's lives, for short |
| 41% | BIO | 3 | Branch of science dealing with living things, for short |
| 41% | BRIEFREDHOTPASTAIRED | 20 | History of short-lived indiscretion made public? |
| 41% | STAMPTAX | 8 | Short-lived levy of 1765 |
| 40% | ELO | 3 | 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, for short |
| 40% | OSCARDELAHOYA | 13 | Recipient of the Award for Best Live Action Short, maybe? |
| 40% | ENOS | 4 | Short-lived TV spinoff of 1980 |
| 40% | LIVED | 5 | Short-___ (of brief duration) |
| 39% | SING | 4 | Winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film |
| 39% | ANA | 3 | Actress Gasteyer of "Saturday Night Live" fame |
| 39% | LORNEMICHAELS | 13 | "Saturday Night Live" producer in the Television Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 39% | DAVIDCUFIELD | 12 | First living magician with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 38% | QUIBI | 5 | Short-lived short-form streaming service of 2020 |
| 38% | ENOS | 4 | Short-lived spinoff of "The Dukes of Hazzard" |
| 38% | DOTCOMBOOM | 10 | Short-lived economic expansion of the late 1990s |
| 38% | SIXDAYWAR | 9 | Short-lived Arab-Israeli conflict of June 1967 |
| 38% | ELO | 3 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band fronted by Jeff Lynne, for short |
| 38% | BIOS | 4 | Short lives? |
| 37% | ELO | 3 | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band that was led by Jeff Lynne, for short |