| 100% | PARTCH | 6 | Harry —, US composer who invented the musical instruments the diamond marimba and chromelodeon |
| 75% | PARTCH | 6 | Harry —, US composer; inventor of musical instruments the diamond marimba and chromelodeon |
| 34% | SCOTTJOPLIN | 11 | US pianist and composer associated with the ragtime style who died in 1917 |
| 32% | SAX | 3 | Adolphe who invented a musical instrument |
| 32% | TRUMAN | 6 | Harry S. ___, 33rd President of the U.S. who had an unsuccessful oil and mining business |
| 31% | SONDHEIM | 8 | Stephen who composed the musicals "Into the Woods" and "Company" |
| 31% | HENRY | 5 | & 16D US composer of 1917 piano piece The Tides of Manaunaun who authored 1930 book New Musical Resources |
| 31% | BOOWEEKLEY | 10 | US golfer who won the Verizon Heritage tournament in 2007 and 2008 |
| 31% | SCOTTHOCH | 9 | US golfer who won the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1995 and 1997 |
| 30% | SOUSA | 5 | Composer who led the U.S. Marine Band |
| 29% | HOCH | 4 | Scott —, US golfer who won the Greater Milwaukee Open in 1995 and 1997 |
| 29% | STILLER | 7 | Ben —, US actor who played the title role in films Zoolander and Greenberg |
| 29% | XYLOPHONE | 9 | Musical instrument similar to the African marimba |
| 29% | MELBLANC | 8 | US actor who voiced the cartoon characters Daffy Duck and Porky Pig |
| 28% | GRACEHOPPER | 11 | U.S. Navy rear admiral who invented the first computer language compiler (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ERIKSATIE | 9 | Early 20th-century composer who introduced the typewriter as a percussion instrument |
| 28% | OBOE | 4 | Musical instrument representing the duck in "Peter and the Wolf" |
| 27% | ASHE | 4 | Arthur who won the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open |
| 27% | PADMA | 5 | Lakshmi who wrote the memoir "Love, Loss, and What We Ate" |
| 27% | PAULLYNDE | 9 | US comedian and actor who played Harry McAfee in 1963 comedy-musical film Bye Bye Birdie |
| 27% | SOUSA | 5 | John Philip —, US composer of marches The Stars and Stripes Forever and Semper Fidelis |
| 27% | HAMLIN | 6 | Harry —, US actor who played Perseus in 1981 action film Clash of the Titans |
| 27% | HEDYLAMARR | 10 | Actress who invented the communications system used for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille —, US NBA player who played the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| 27% | BINGHAM | 7 | Hiram —, historian and later US Senator who discovered the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu |
| 27% | BEAN | 4 | Andy —, US golfer who won the Doral-Eastern Open in 1977, 1982 and 1986 |
| 27% | SATIE | 5 | Composer who collaborated with Picasso and Cocteau on the 1917 ballet “Parade” |
| 27% | CHARLES | 7 | Current King who's the father of William and Harry |
| 27% | MONK | 4 | Thelonious —, US jazz pianist and composer who died in 1982 |
| 27% | COLTRANE | 8 | John —, US jazz saxophonist and composer who died in 1967 |