| 100% | MRAZ | 4 | Jason who had the 2012 album "Love Is a Four Letter Word" |
| 37% | ASHLEE | 6 | Singer Simpson who had the 2005 #1 album "I Am Me" |
| 37% | OATH | 4 | This answer is a four-letter word |
| 37% | GIAMBI | 6 | Jason who was the 2000 A.L. M.V.P. |
| 36% | ADDRESSEE | 9 | The person to whom a letter is sent |
| 35% | BAEZ | 4 | "Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word" singer |
| 35% | BILLYJOEL | 9 | Piano Man who had a hit with Just the Way You Are |
| 34% | LORI | 4 | Actress Petty who had a recurring role on "Orange Is the New Black" |
| 34% | TINATURNER | 10 | "Private Dancer" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 34% | GEORGECLOONEY | 13 | Oscar-winning actor who has been listed on the TIME 100 four times (2 wds.) |
| 34% | DIONNEWARWICK | 13 | "Walk On By" singer who has a solo in "We Are the World": 2 wds. |
| 33% | UGLYDELICIOUS | 13 | "Food is a four-letter word" Netflix travel/food series created by 42-Across (2 wds.) |
| 33% | GARY | 4 | ___ Player, three-time Masters winner who has been an Honorary Starter for the same since 2012 |
| 33% | IOTA | 4 | The 9th Greek letter, which is also a word that means a tiny bit |
| 33% | ANAGRAM | 7 | A word or phrase that can be formed using the letters of another word |
| 33% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sung by Pat Boone |
| 33% | SAND | 4 | "Love Letters in the ___," song with an ocean-related word in the title, a version of which was sang by Pat Boone |
| 33% | OKRA | 4 | Someone who loves it might be called a friend of the pod |
| 33% | AARONRODGERS | 12 | Football great who has been honored with the Best NFL Player ESPY Award four times (2 wds.) |
| 33% | CANDACEPARKER | 13 | Basketball great who has been honored with the Best WNBA Player ESPY Award four times (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | U.S. president who has been listed on the TIME 100 a record 11 times (2 wds.) |
| 32% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Miss Independent" singer who has been a coach on "The Voice" for the last five seasons (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RIGBY | 5 | Eleanor who "picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been" |
| 32% | BRADY | 5 | Tom ___, former New England Patriots quarterback who has been invited to the Pro Bowl a record-setting 15 times |
| 32% | BREAKMYHEART | 12 | Dua Lipa single on the album "Future Nostalgia" with the lyrics "I've always been the one to say the first goodbye / Had to love and lose a hundred million times" (3 wds.) |
| 32% | HIDDENGEM | 9 | Masterpiece waiting to be found ... or a hint to the words in the circled letters |
| 32% | LAURA | 5 | Actress Dern who was announced to have a role in the next "Star Wars" movie |
| 32% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Penguins center who was the third player to have a 100-assist season: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ORA | 3 | Singer Rita who has been a panelist on "The Masked Singer" |
| 32% | BRADLEYCOOPER | 13 | Actor who had a song from "A Star Is Born" chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2018: 2 wds. |