| 100% | TESS | 4 | Joel's partner in "The Last of Us" |
| 70% | RAMSEY | 6 | Actor Bella, Ellie in The Last of Us |
| 66% | CIO | 3 | AFL's partner in the largest federation of unions in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 63% | TESS | 4 | Joel's smuggler partner on HBO's "The Last of Us" |
| 63% | RONSTADT | 8 | Linda whose "Long, Long Time" is featured in the Last of Us episode of the same name |
| 62% | CITY | 4 | Last word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 61% | ARI | 3 | The name of the one who’s gonna last, in “Thank U, Next” |
| 61% | TESS | 4 | Anna Torv's role in "The Last of Us" |
| 61% | PEDRO | 5 | ___ Pascal, "The Last of Us" actor who plays the titular role in "The Mandalorian" |
| 58% | ESS | 3 | The last of us? |
| 58% | PARKER | 6 | Sarah in 2023 series The Last of Us, Nico __ |
| 58% | UNCAS | 5 | The last of the Mohicans, in Cooper's novel |
| 57% | ZEE | 3 | Last letter of the alphabet, in the U.S. |
| 57% | HAMILL | 6 | Ridley's scene partner in The Last Jedi |
| 57% | NICO | 4 | The Last of Us actress Parker |
| 57% | PEDRO | 5 | The Last of Us star Pascal |
| 56% | EVE | 3 | Adam's partner in the Garden of Eden |
| 56% | TIS | 3 | Sole word in the last chapter of "Angela's Ashes" |
| 54% | ELLIE | 5 | Teenage girl who's a hero in "The Last of Us" |
| 54% | NONE | 4 | First pronoun in the last paragraph of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
| 54% | SHIP | 4 | One of the S's in U.S.S. |
| 53% | PEDROPASCAL | 11 | "The Last of Us" actor who plays Mr. Fantastic in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps": 2 wds. |
| 53% | SAMOAN | 6 | Nonvoting member in the U.S. House of Representatives |
| 53% | VII | 3 | Last article of the U.S. Constitution |
| 53% | EVA | 3 | Marcille who finally "died" in the last 2017 episode of VH1's "Scared Famous" |
| 53% | IMMUNE | 6 | Like Ellie, to the cordyceps infection, in "The Last of Us" |
| 53% | WANG | 4 | Designer in the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame |
| 53% | CAR | 3 | One of 52 million in the U. S. |
| 52% | TAYLOR | 6 | 5-Down's partner in life and in "The Taming of the Shrew" |
| 52% | SEE | 3 | Word in the first line of the U.S. national anthem |