| 100% | MORTON | 6 | Jelly Roll __, jazz pianist of the Red Hot Peppers |
| 54% | FLEA | 4 | One-named bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 51% | MORTON | 6 | Jelly Roll __, jazz pianist of King Porter Stomp |
| 50% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers, "Return of the Dream Canteen" band |
| 45% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers, "Dani California" band that was earlier named Tony Flow and the Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem |
| 42% | FLEA | 4 | One-named bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 42% | FLEA | 4 | Bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 42% | BAND | 4 | Coldplay or the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 42% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers ("Under the Bridge" hitmakers) |
| 41% | TISSUE | 6 | "Scar ___," song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 41% | PIONEER | 7 | Jelly Roll Morton of jazz, e.g. |
| 40% | SCAR | 4 | "___ Tissue" (Anthony Kiedis memoir about the Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| 40% | RED | 3 | *___ Hot Chili Peppers, band with hits like "Californication" who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 |
| 39% | TATS | 4 | Red Hot Chili Peppers have a lot of them |
| 38% | HIGHERGROUND | 12 | 1973 Stevie Wonder hit later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TINY | 4 | "___ Dancer," song by Elton John that was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 38% | DANI | 4 | "___ California," 2006 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that won two Grammy awards |
| 37% | SCAR | 4 | "___ Tissue," 1999 single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that won a Grammy in 2000 |
| 37% | SUBWAY | 6 | "___ to Venus," song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1989 album "Mother's Milk" |
| 36% | PAPRIKA | 7 | Red spice from the sweeter part of a ground pepper |
| 36% | AWAY | 4 | "Give It ___," 1991 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers which won a Grammy Award in 1992 |
| 35% | TEARJERKER | 10 | 1995 song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that was a tribute to Nirvana's lead singer, Kurt Cobain |
| 35% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer ___ James who's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 35% | TELLMEBABY | 10 | 2006 single by the Red Hot Chili Peppers that reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock chart: 3 wds. |
| 34% | CHICO | 5 | Pianist of the Marx Brothers |
| 34% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers |
| 34% | GIL | 3 | Jazz poet in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ___ Scott-Heron |
| 34% | EDD | 3 | Roush of the Reds |
| 33% | CHILI | 5 | Red Hot ___ Peppers (rock band) |
| 33% | CLARA | 5 | Barton of the Red Cross |