| 100% | UNCHAINEDMELODY | 15 | Iconic song on AFI's 100 list (recorded 1500+ times) named for a '55 film you've likely never heard of |
| 27% | CHARPLIEN | 9 | Director with three films on A.F.I.'s list of 100 greatest movies, all of them silent |
| 27% | COLE | 4 | Suitable-sounding name for a kid on Santa's naughty list? |
| 27% | STEVENSPIELBERG | 15 | Besides Charlie Chaplin, only film director on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century |
| 27% | BROWNSUGAR | 10 | Song on the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers" album that's #5 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time (2 wds.) |
| 26% | STILLFALLING | 12 | "___ for You," 2016 song by Ellie Goulding which is a part of the soundtrack to the film "Bridget Jones's Baby": 2 wds. |
| 25% | DAWN | 4 | Dishwashing detergent named for a time of day |
| 25% | RESPECT | 7 | Aretha Franklin hit ranked #1 on a Rolling Stone magazine "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 25% | NEEDLE | 6 | Another name for a stylus on a record-player |
| 25% | UPSIDEDOWN | 10 | Diana Ross song of 1980 listed number 77 on Billboard's "Greatest Hot 100 Songs of All Time" |
| 25% | RESPECT | 7 | Honor ... and #5 on a list by 40-/46-Across of the 500 greatest songs of all time |
| 25% | ALARM | 5 | I'm a type of digital clock that gets you ready for classes on time. Who am I? |
| 25% | ARIA | 4 | Las Vegas Strip resort named for a type of song |
| 25% | EON | 3 | ___ Productions (James Bond film company, named for a period of time) |
| 24% | BRANDICARLILE | 13 | Singer whose 2021 hit song "Right on Time" is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year (2 wds.) |
| 24% | SHOULDISTAY | 11 | Song by the Clash on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 24% | DREAMER | 7 | 2005 film based on the true story of a racehorse named Mariah's Storm |
| 24% | LABAMBA | 7 | Only song on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list that is not sung in English |
| 24% | PELE | 4 | Athlete on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century |
| 24% | BRANDO | 6 | Actor on Time's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century |
| 24% | BADROMANCE | 10 | Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list |
| 23% | IMAGINE | 7 | First song on a John Lennon album of the same name |
| 23% | PREREGISTER | 11 | Get on a list ahead of time |
| 23% | BLACK | 5 | "The ___ Stallion," 1979 adventure film based on a 1941 children's novel of the same name |
| 23% | ERA | 3 | Time named for a president |
| 23% | PSYCHO | 6 | #1 film on AFI's "100 Years...100 Thrills" list |
| 23% | DOCKET | 6 | List of cases set for court on a set day |
| 23% | CDLAUGHTER | 10 | What you hear on a Chris Rock recording? |
| 23% | HONEYDO | 7 | Cute name for a spouse's task list |
| 23% | SIGNATURE | 9 | Handwritten record of your name on a document |