| 100% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 90% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 87% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist |
| 49% | BULLSEYE | 8 | Dog owned by Bill Sikes in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 45% | SYDNEYCARTON | 12 | London barrister in 1859 Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities |
| 43% | DORASPENLOW | 11 | First wife of David Copperfield in a 1850 novel by Charles Dickens |
| 39% | DANSTEVENS | 10 | Portrayer of Charles Dickens in "The Man Who Invented Christmas" who's a big fan of Dickens novels in real life: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SQUEERS | 7 | Wackford —, headmaster of Dotheboys Hall in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby |
| 38% | SMIKE | 5 | Friend of the title character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby |
| 37% | VERISOPHT | 9 | Lord Frederick —, character in Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby killed by Sir Mulberry Hawk in a duel |
| 37% | SMIKE | 5 | Close friend of the title character in 1839 Charles Dickens novel Nicholas Nickleby |
| 36% | BOBCRATCHIT | 11 | Employee of Scrooge in 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol |
| 36% | LITTLEDORRIT | 12 | Title woman in a Charles Dickens novel who grows up in a debtors' prison: 2 wds. |
| 35% | WELLER | 6 | Sam —, servant of Mr Pickwick in 1836 Charles Dickens novel The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club |
| 35% | RUDGE | 5 | "Barnaby ___: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty," historical novel by Charles Dickens |
| 35% | ALBUSDUMBLEDORE | 15 | School head in a best-selling series of novels |
| 35% | JACOBMARLEY | 11 | Deceased business partner of Ebenezer Scrooge in the Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol |
| 35% | GAMP | 4 | Sarah —, character in 1844 Charles Dickens novel The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit noted for her large umbrella |
| 34% | WEMMICK | 7 | John —, clerk of Jaggers and friend of Pip in 1861 Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations |
| 34% | TALE | 4 | "A ___ of Two Cities," novel by Charles Dickens |
| 34% | GRIP | 4 | Raven in Charles Dickens novel Barnaby Rudge |
| 34% | AMYDORRIT | 9 | Title character of an 1857 novel by Charles Dickens born and raised in the Marshalsea debtors' prison |
| 34% | TEACH | 5 | Head of a classroom, in slang |
| 33% | MOTIVE | 6 | Part of a detective's theory in a whodunit novel |
| 33% | ATALE | 5 | Charles Dickens novel "___ of Two Cities" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TALE | 4 | "A ___ of Two Cities" (Charles Dickens novel) |