| 100% | MAXIE | 5 | Head of Team Magma in Pokémon |
| 54% | MANAGER | 7 | Head of team |
| 49% | EMIR | 4 | Head of state in Kuwait |
| 49% | EMIRS | 5 | Heads of state in Kuwait |
| 48% | STNICHOLAS | 10 | Head of a team of eight |
| 47% | MEIR | 4 | Head of state who resigned in 1974 |
| 47% | MAYOR | 5 | Head of town in England, US etc |
| 47% | EMIRS | 5 | Heads of state in Qatar and Kuwait |
| 47% | TEACH | 5 | Head of the class, in slang |
| 47% | TEACH | 5 | Head of a classroom, in slang |
| 46% | MARM | 4 | Head of the class, in pioneer schools |
| 46% | SNAPE | 5 | Head of Slytherin House, in the Potter books |
| 45% | STANSMITH | 9 | Head of the family in American Dad |
| 45% | STES | 4 | Heads of some towns in Quebec?: Abbr. |
| 45% | TOPIC | 5 | Head in charge of subject |
| 45% | NED | 3 | Head of Stark House in "Game of Thrones" |
| 45% | VIZIER | 6 | Grand __, head of state in some Islamic kingdoms |
| 45% | OCHO | 4 | Number of teams in los cuartos de final |
| 44% | PAULMAURICE | 11 | Florida Panthers head coach who led the team to the Stanley Cup Final in both of his first two seasons (2 wds.) |
| 44% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist |
| 44% | JEMMATADD | 9 | She became eBay's head of fashion in 2022 |
| 44% | SNAPE | 5 | Head of Slytherin House in the Harry Potter books |
| 44% | CEPHALIC | 8 | Of, in, or relating to the head |
| 44% | BOSSINESS | 9 | Heads take in small lack of humility |
| 43% | FAGIN | 5 | Head of a gang of thieves in Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist |
| 43% | TWIHARDS | 8 | Devotees of Team Edward and Team Jacob, in fandom slang |
| 43% | TWO | 3 | Number of teams in a game of tug-of-war |
| 43% | FINALFOUR | 9 | Most successful quartet of teams in March Madness: 2 wds. |
| 43% | NED | 3 | Stark head in "Game of Thrones" |
| 43% | FOOTER | 6 | Counterpart of a header, in formatting |