| 100% | YAHOO | 5 | Google predecessor whose first CEO was Tim Koogle |
| 35% | MARTINFREEMAN | 13 | Actor whose first big role was Tim Canterbury in the British version of "The Office" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first US hit was "Waterloo" |
| 31% | ABBA | 4 | Group whose first U.S. hit was "Waterloo" |
| 31% | ESSENCE | 7 | Magazine whose first editorial director was Gordon Parks |
| 31% | KESHA | 5 | Singer whose first hit single was "TiK ToK" |
| 30% | CODA | 4 | Person whose first language may be ASL (Abbr.) |
| 30% | BACH | 4 | Composer whose first two initials are J.S. |
| 30% | MEGALOMANIA | 11 | Condition whose first two letters are oddly appropriate |
| 30% | SSN | 3 | ID whose first five digits are sometimes ignored |
| 30% | ADAM | 4 | Person whose first wife may have been Lilith |
| 30% | MRMOTO | 6 | Detective whose first name is Kentaro |
| 30% | WREN | 4 | Bird whose first letter is silent |
| 30% | NICOLASCAGE | 11 | Actor whose first credited role was in "Rumble Fish" |
| 30% | ALEC | 4 | Baldwin whose first big movie role was in "Beetlejuice" |
| 30% | RIHANNA | 7 | Singer whose first #1 single was 2006's "SOS" |
| 30% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band whose first US hit was "Waterloo" |
| 30% | NRA | 3 | Org. whose first-ever presidential endorsement was Ronald Reagan |
| 30% | DISCO | 5 | Grammy category whose first and last year was 1979 |
| 30% | SNL | 3 | Show whose first guest host was George Carlin: Abbr. |
| 30% | MCA | 3 | Label whose first U.S. single was "Crocodile Rock" |
| 30% | SPIELBERG | 9 | Steven whose first big hit as director was Jaws |
| 30% | MADONNA | 7 | Singer whose first concert tour was The Virgin Tour |
| 30% | UVA | 3 | Sch. whose first writer-in-residence was William Faulkner |
| 30% | ABBA | 4 | Band whose first hit in the US was "Waterloo" |
| 30% | OBAMA | 5 | President whose first name means "one who is blessed" |
| 30% | RONDELET | 8 | Poem whose first, third and seventh lines are identical |
| 30% | WEBLOG | 6 | Online journal whose first two letters are usually dropped |
| 30% | ANTIOCH | 7 | College whose first president was Horace Mann |
| 30% | IKEA | 4 | Chain whose first store was in Älmhult |