| 100% | ELLEN | 5 | Host of the 2007 and 2014 Academy Awards, familiarly |
| 50% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of the Academy Awards, e.g. |
| 47% | MCENTIRE | 8 | 17-time host of the Academy of Country Music Awards |
| 44% | DEGENERES | 9 | Ellen —, comedian and actress who hosted the 2007 Academy Awards ceremony |
| 42% | ELLEN | 5 | 2014 Academy Awards host DeGeneres |
| 42% | REBA | 4 | McEntire who's hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards many times |
| 41% | RIO | 3 | Host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, familiarly |
| 41% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of the Emmy Awards, e.g. |
| 41% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of the ESPY Awards, e.g. |
| 41% | DEGENERES | 9 | Host of the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys |
| 40% | CANADIANS | 9 | Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics |
| 40% | MEX | 3 | Host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 39% | ANNIEPROULX | 11 | "The Shipping News" Pulitzer winner and 2007 inductee into the American Academy of Arts and Letters: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SOCHI | 5 | Russian city, host of the 2014 Winter Olympics |
| 39% | JOHNUPDIKE | 10 | "Rabbit, Run" author who received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EBAN | 4 | Host of PBS's "Heritage: Civilization and the Jews" |
| 38% | BOCA | 4 | Locale of the Evert Tennis Academy, familiarly |
| 38% | OSCARS | 6 | Nickname of the Academy Awards for Film |
| 37% | TAPPER | 6 | Jake, host of The Lead and State of the Union |
| 37% | BONGJOONHO | 10 | Winner of the 2020 Academy Award for best director |
| 37% | ELLIOT | 6 | Actor Page, of The Umbrella Academy and X-Men |
| 36% | PELOSI | 6 | Speaker of the House, 2007-2011 and 2019-present |
| 36% | MCILROY | 7 | Rory —, 2012 and 2014 winner of the PGA Championship |
| 36% | LEACH | 5 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host |
| 36% | EMINEM | 6 | Winner of the 2002 Academy Award for Best Original Song |
| 36% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian locale of the 2014 World Cup final game, familiarly |
| 36% | TOMBERGERON | 11 | Former host of "Dancing With the Stars" and "Hollywood Squares" |
| 36% | LEL | 3 | Martin —, 2005, 2007 and 2008 winner of the London Marathon |
| 36% | MCILROY | 7 | Rory —, 2012 and 2014 winner of the US PGA Championship |
| 36% | LEACH | 5 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host Robin |