| 100% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost in a landslide |
| 94% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost in a landslide to F.D.R. |
| 63% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost in 1936 |
| 57% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost to F.D.R. in 1936 |
| 53% | LISA | 4 | Simpson who lost a crossword contest in 2008 |
| 53% | HARE | 4 | Speedy hopper who lost in Aesop's race, and a homophone of "hair" |
| 52% | ERIC | 4 | Politician Cantor who lost a reelection bid in 2014 |
| 52% | BRAHE | 5 | Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a duel |
| 52% | HARE | 4 | Animal who lost to the tortoise in a fabled race |
| 51% | BRAHE | 5 | Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a sword duel |
| 51% | DROZ | 4 | Physician who lost to John Fetterman in a 2022 Senate race |
| 51% | HARE | 4 | One who lost to a tortoise in a fable? |
| 51% | HARE | 4 | One who lost to a tortoise in a fable |
| 50% | BRAHE | 5 | Danish astronomer Tycho who lost part of his nose in a duel |
| 50% | NEMO | 4 | Fish who was lost in a Pixar movie |
| 50% | NEMO | 4 | Clownfish who gets lost in a Pixar film |
| 48% | BADER | 5 | Douglas —, British fighter pilot who lost both his legs in a flying accident in 1931 |
| 48% | VOTE | 4 | It may result in a landslide |
| 48% | REVERIE | 7 | Lost in a daydream |
| 48% | TOMMYLEEJONES | 13 | Actor who plays a lost astronaut in 8-Down (3 wds.) |
| 47% | ALF | 3 | Landon who lost to FDR |
| 47% | WARRENHARDING | 13 | US president who lost the White House china while gambling in a card game: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BLINK | 5 | Lose in a confrontation, maybe |
| 47% | DOWNFORTHECOUNT | 15 | Losing in a boxing match |
| 47% | BLINK | 5 | Lose in a staring contest |
| 47% | WALDO | 5 | Guy who’s always lost in a crowd |
| 46% | RAPT | 4 | Lost in a good puzzle, say |
| 46% | RAPT | 4 | Lost in a good book, say |
| 46% | ABSORBED | 8 | Lost in a good book, say |
| 46% | WINBIG | 6 | Triumph in a landslide |