| 100% | CSHARP | 6 | La, in the key of E |
| 80% | DSHARP | 6 | Leading tone in the key of E major |
| 77% | DNATURAL | 8 | Accidental in the key of B or E |
| 66% | CSHARP | 6 | The key of E major has one |
| 65% | SOL | 3 | G, in the key of C |
| 65% | SOL | 3 | A, in the key of D |
| 64% | TESH | 4 | "Music in the Key of Love" composer |
| 64% | CONTRALTOFLUTES | 15 | They're in the key of G |
| 64% | TITI | 4 | Two Bs in the key of C |
| 64% | DSHARP | 6 | Note in the key of B major |
| 63% | AIMEE | 5 | "Emmy in the Key of Code" author Lucido |
| 62% | TENORSAX | 8 | Jazz instrument pitched in the key of B flat |
| 61% | SIRDUKE | 7 | Hit from "Songs in the Key of Life" dedicated to Ellington |
| 57% | AMAJOR | 6 | Key of "Back in the U.S.S.R." |
| 57% | ESC | 3 | Key in the NW of a keyboard |
| 56% | TAB | 3 | The key to the left of Q in a keyboard |
| 56% | FSIX | 4 | Key in the middle of the top row |
| 56% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | "Songs in the Key of Life" singer-songwriter who was born on May 13, 1950 (2 wds.) |
| 55% | MOSES | 5 | Key figure in the Book of Exodus |
| 55% | ILE | 3 | Land in the middle of la mer |
| 54% | SRS | 3 | The class of '13 in '13, e.g. |
| 54% | BASSO | 5 | Voice in the role of Mefistofele, e.g. |
| 54% | REPLICA | 7 | The statue of David in Florence, e.g. |
| 54% | WEASEL | 6 | The "Duke of Bootleg" in "Zootopia," e.g. |
| 54% | FWD | 3 | Repeated abbr. in the subject line of a chain e-mail |
| 54% | ESC | 3 | Key in the upper-left corner of the keyboard |
| 54% | ESC | 3 | Key in the upper-left corner of a keyboard |
| 54% | ESC | 3 | Key in the upper left corner of a keyboard |
| 54% | SPANGLISH | 9 | The lyrics of "Livin' la Vida Loca," e.g. |
| 54% | LOAD | 4 | Amount in the back of a pickup, e.g. |