| 100% | ABRAM | 5 | James A. Garfield’s “A” |
| 78% | LUCRETIA | 8 | Mrs. James A. Garfield |
| 75% | ABRAM | 5 | The "A" in James A. Garfield |
| 75% | ABRAM | 5 | The "A" of James A. Garfield |
| 75% | ABRAM | 5 | The “A” in James A. Garfield |
| 75% | ABRAM | 5 | The “A” of James A. Garfield |
| 74% | CHESTER | 7 | ___ A. Arthur, 21st U.S. president who also served as the vice president under James A. Garfield |
| 68% | KIT | 3 | Presidential pet horse that belonged to the 20th POTUS, James A. Garfield |
| 62% | ABRAM | 5 | James Garfield's middle name |
| 58% | ODIE | 4 | Garfield's dog frenemy, in a comic strip |
| 58% | SAL | 3 | James's "Rebel Without a Cause" co-star |
| 58% | REBEL | 5 | James Dean's "____ Without a Cause" |
| 58% | REBEL | 5 | James Dean's "___ Without a Cause" |
| 57% | ELLROY | 6 | James —, author of 2009 novel Blood's a Rover |
| 57% | ITS | 3 | James Stewart's film "___ a Wonderful Life" |
| 56% | GEORGE | 6 | James Stewart's character in It's A Wonderful Life |
| 55% | MITTY | 5 | James Thurber's Walter with a "Secret Life" |
| 54% | ARTIST | 6 | James Joyce's "A Portrait of the ___ as a Young Man" |
| 54% | JIMSTARK | 8 | James Dean's character in Rebel Without a Cause |
| 54% | SMUT | 4 | James Joyce's "Ulysses," per a 1921 court decision |
| 53% | DEWARS | 6 | Scotch sent by Andrew Carnegie to James Garfield's inauguration |
| 53% | MANS | 4 | Word repeated in James Brown's "It's a ___ ___ ___ World" |
| 53% | ESSAY | 5 | James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son," e.g. |
| 53% | STIR | 4 | Make a mistake preparing James Bond's martini |
| 52% | ABRAM | 5 | James ___ Garfield |
| 52% | ABRAM | 5 | James — Garfield |
| 52% | ABRAM | 5 | James __ Garfield |
| 51% | ETTA | 4 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" singer, ___ James |
| 51% | ETTA | 4 | "Something's Got a Hold on Me" singer James |
| 51% | ETTA | 4 | “Something’s Got a Hold on Me” singer James |