| 100% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that the notes in its limits be played smoothly, as one phrase |
| 62% | SLUR | 4 | In music, a curved line indicating that a melody is to be played legato or as a single phrase |
| 46% | SLUR | 4 | Symbol of a curved line in Western musical notation indicating that two or more notes are to be played without separation |
| 39% | COFFEEBEAN | 10 | Globally used seed that usually comes in twos, but when there is only one inside the "cherry", it's known as a peaberry |
| 37% | PORTAMENTO | 10 | In music, a sliding movement from one note to another, especially in singing or playing the violin |
| 37% | JUKEBOX | 7 | Machine that plays music when a coin is put in it |
| 36% | FLAT | 4 | In music, the sign that, when placed before a note, lowers it in pitch by a semitone |
| 36% | BAR | 3 | Musical symbol shaped like a vertical line that is used to indicate sections in music |
| 35% | BACH | 4 | Who said "I play the notes as they are written, but it is God who makes the music" |
| 34% | NATIVESON | 9 | Best-selling 1940 novel that was adapted into a film, with its author playing the protagonist, in 1951 |
| 34% | NIGHTLIVE | 9 | "Saturday ___," American live variety show that is regarded as one of the best, and is in its 43rd season: 2 wds. |
| 34% | ASHRAM | 6 | In the Mahabharata, it's stated that a youthful Krishna was sent to see Sand?pan? Muni at one of these |
| 33% | SOH | 3 | The note that was "a needle pulling thread" according to Maria in "The Sound of Music" |
| 33% | AGE | 3 | "It's a little-known fact that the tan became popular in what is known as the Bronze ___," quote by Cliff on "Cheers" |
| 33% | SWAB | 4 | The Q-tip that you shove in your ear is a small one |
| 32% | SLUR | 4 | Curved line over a series of notes, in sheet music |
| 32% | LUGE | 4 | Winter Olympic sport which is also a small one or two person sled that rhymes with "huge" and was first played in the 1870s |
| 32% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 32% | DOT | 3 | In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half |
| 32% | TIE | 3 | Fashion dictates that its width be the same as that of one's lapels |
| 32% | SEMIQUAVER | 10 | In music, a note with the time value of one-sixteenth of a semibreve |
| 32% | ANT | 3 | Its larva is eaten as a delicacy in the Mexican dish escamoles |
| 32% | SHARP | 5 | Accidental in music that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 32% | SLUR | 4 | In music, to perform smoothly a melodic phrase of two or more notes |
| 31% | CLEF | 4 | In music, a symbol normally placed at the beginning of a line of music to indicate the pitch |
| 31% | STACCATO | 8 | Musical direction whereby a dot placed above a note signifies that it should be played abruptly |
| 31% | SHARP | 5 | In music, an accidental that raises the pitch of the following note by one chromatic semitone |
| 31% | EEL | 3 | The mythological Jinshin-Uwo is a giant one that carries Japan on its back |
| 31% | DRYEYE | 6 | It's said that there is not a single one of these "in the house" during a sad movie |
| 31% | RBI | 3 | In baseball, the plays that allow a run to be scored |