| 100% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (try to stay well-informed): 2 wds. |
| 57% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground (2 wds.) |
| 56% | EARTO | 5 | Keep an ___ the ground (be alert to what's new): 2 wds. |
| 50% | OFUS | 4 | "It happens to the best ___": 2 wds. |
| 49% | OFGAB | 5 | Gift ___, the ability to speak well: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ITIS | 4 | "___ better to keep your mouth closed ...": 2 wds. |
| 47% | MADEDO | 6 | Tried one's best, given the situation: 2 wds. |
| 47% | IPRAY | 5 | "___ the Lord my soul to keep": 2 wds. |
| 47% | OVERDOIT | 8 | Try too hard, to the point of exhaustion: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BEA | 3 | "He's trying to ___ better man.": 2 wds. |
| 47% | BEA | 3 | "He's trying to ___ better man": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ITMAY | 5 | "___ be better to leave the lights on...": 2 wds. |
| 46% | HALLEBERRY | 10 | First Black woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress: 2 wds. |
| 45% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | First black person to win the Academy Award for Best Actor: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ARAW | 4 | "You can add ___ banana to make the curry taste better." (unripe): 2 wds. |
| 45% | ALFONSOCUARON | 13 | First Mexican to win the Best Director Oscar (for "Gravity"): 2 wds. |
| 45% | LALA | 4 | "___ Land" (movie that lost the Best Picture Oscar to "Moonlight"): 2 wds. |
| 45% | EARTO | 5 | Keep an ___ the ground (listen for) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep ___ to the ground |
| 44% | ANEAR | 5 | Keep __ to the ground |
| 43% | MICHAELDAWSON | 13 | The father who is trying to recover his son on "Lost," played by Harold Perrineau: 2 wds |
| 43% | BRENDANFRASER | 13 | Best Actor Oscar winner for his portrayal of a reclusive English teacher trying to reconnect with his daughter in the 2022 film "The Whale" (2 wds.) |
| 43% | EYESSHUT | 8 | "You'll miss the best things if you keep your___." by Dr. Seuss: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CALLERID | 8 | It tells people who's trying to reach them on the phone: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 43% | CINDERELLAMAN | 13 | 2005 film in which Renée Zellweger plays the wife of an injured boxer trying to revive his career: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KATIEHOLMES | 11 | Actress who prefers to keep her ongoing romance with Jamie Foxx under the radar: 2 wds. |
| 43% | CLINTEASTWOOD | 13 | Oldest person to win the Best Director Oscar, at 74 (for "Million Dollar Baby"): 2 wds. |
| 42% | EAR | 3 | Organ that you may keep to the ground |
| 42% | SHOWSOFF | 8 | Tries to impress everyone: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LOOP | 4 | "Keep me in the ___" ("I'd like to stay informed") |