| 100% | SUGARHILL | 9 | Harlem district in the name of an early rap group |
| 51% | PHI | 3 | When repeated, it's the name of an island group in Thailand |
| 48% | POSSES | 6 | Rival rap groups in the early days of hip-hop |
| 47% | IRON | 4 | Metal in the name of an Avengers superhero |
| 46% | OCTO | 4 | Prefix in the name of an eight-armed sea animal |
| 46% | GPT | 3 | Letters after “Chat” in the name of an OpenAI product |
| 46% | WHOOPI | 6 | First name of the actress made an honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1990 |
| 45% | BREA | 4 | Spanish word for "tar" in the name of an L.A. landmark |
| 43% | EPHESIANS | 9 | Group in the name of a New Testament epistle |
| 43% | AUTO | 4 | Lead-in to straddle, in the name of an online magazine |
| 42% | GOLDMAN | 7 | Partner of Sachs in the name of an investment bank |
| 41% | TODAY | 5 | Name of the catcher in an old comedy routine |
| 40% | PLATO | 5 | Founder of an early institution of higher learning in the Western world (c.385BC) |
| 39% | NWA | 3 | Rap group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 |
| 39% | CHADOCHOCINCO | 13 | Former name of an NFL player who appeared on "Dancing With the Stars" in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BOZO | 4 | Name of an early TV clown |
| 39% | STOP | 4 | "___! In the Name of Love" |
| 38% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |
| 38% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 38% | WILT | 4 | First name of the only player to score 100 points in an NBA game |
| 38% | SAINT | 5 | The Basilica of ___-Denis, an early example of Gothic architecture in France |
| 38% | CMA | 3 | Group that named Keith Urban Entertainer of the Year in 2018: Abbr. |
| 38% | CMA | 3 | Group that named Luke Combs Entertainer of the Year in 2021 (Abbr.) |
| 38% | GRANDJURY | 9 | The name of an award given at Sundance |
| 38% | STOP | 4 | "___! In the Name of Love" (Supremes song) |
| 38% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 38% | OSE | 3 | Suffix in the names of sugars |
| 38% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 37% | BOZO | 4 | Name of an early TV clown, or a jerk |
| 37% | WERE | 4 | Prefix in the name of some cryptids |