| 100% | ASTARTE | 7 | Goddess mentioned in Poe's "Ulalume" |
| 62% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate captain mentioned in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 58% | PALLAS | 6 | Goddess mentioned in "The Raven" |
| 57% | APHRODITE | 9 | Goddess mentioned in the song "She's So High," after Cleopatra and Joan of Arc |
| 45% | QUOTH | 5 | Verb in Poe's "The Raven" |
| 43% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "Murders in the __ Morgue" |
| 42% | BURIEDALIVE | 11 | Like Fortunato, in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" |
| 42% | LENORE | 6 | "Rare and radiant" maiden in Poe's "The Raven" |
| 42% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" |
| 42% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "The Murders in the __ Morgue" |
| 42% | FALCON | 6 | Bird mentioned in Han Solo's ship |
| 42% | NAPOLI | 6 | City mentioned in ''That's Amore'' |
| 42% | NAPOLI | 6 | City mentioned in "That's Amore" |
| 41% | ORANG | 5 | Animal in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
| 41% | ORANG | 5 | Perp in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
| 41% | PINACOLADA | 10 | Drink mentioned in Rupert Holmes's song "Escape" |
| 41% | PECOS | 5 | River mentioned in Yosemite Sam's self-introduction |
| 41% | NIKON | 5 | Camera brand mentioned in Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" |
| 41% | CUCKOO | 6 | Bird mentioned in Miloš Forman's 1975 film |
| 41% | FANDANGO | 8 | Dance mentioned in Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" |
| 41% | JURASSIC | 8 | Period mentioned in Spielberg's dinosaur films |
| 41% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate whose treasure is recovered in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 40% | STILETTOS | 9 | Footwear mentioned in "Party in the U.S.A." |
| 40% | RUE | 3 | Poe's orangutan-featuring "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" |
| 40% | ROMEO | 5 | Shakespearean character mentioned in Taylor Swift's "Love Story" |
| 40% | BARN | 4 | Structure mentioned in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "Amish Paradise" |
| 40% | DDT | 3 | Toxin mentioned in Joni Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" |
| 40% | MONTANA | 7 | State mentioned in a Miley Cyrus character's name |
| 40% | SALT | 4 | Seasoning mentioned in the Jimmy Buffett's song "Margaritaville" |
| 40% | SCARF | 5 | Neckwear mentioned in Taylor Swift's "All Too Well" |