| 100% | ASI | 3 | Langston Hughes' "___ Grew Older": 2 wds. |
| 74% | ASI | 3 | "___ Grew Older" (Langston Hughes poem) (2 wds.) |
| 63% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem: 2 wds. |
| 59% | ITOO | 4 | "___, sing America" by Langston Hughes: 2 wds. |
| 54% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | Langston Hughes Medal-winning poet whose poems include "Vote" and "You Came, Too": 2 wds. |
| 53% | ITOO | 4 | Langston Hughes poem "___, Sing America" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | ONIN | 4 | Getting ___ years (growing older): 2 wds. |
| 48% | ASI | 3 | "__ Grew Older": Hughes poem |
| 48% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | "Kindred" novelist who was awarded the 2005 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 47% | NIKKIGIOVANNI | 13 | "Knoxville, Tennessee" poet and 1996 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 46% | NTOZAKESHANGE | 13 | "People of Watts" poet and 2016 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 46% | ALICEWALKER | 11 | "The Color Purple" novelist who was awarded the 1988 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 45% | AMIRIBARAKA | 11 | "Monday in B-Flat" poet and 1989 recipient of the Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 45% | GREWUP | 6 | Became older: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MAYAANGELOU | 11 | "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" writer who was awarded the 1991 Langston Hughes Medal (2 wds.) |
| 42% | OFAGE | 5 | Old enough: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PALMTREES | 9 | What coconuts grow on: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KINGCOLE | 8 | British nursery rhyme: Old ___ (2 wds) |
| 40% | SOURON | 6 | Grow tired of: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HIFIS | 5 | Old LP players: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ORANGERIND | 10 | Old fashioned garnish: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LAPDESK | 7 | Old portable writing tables: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ONIN | 4 | Getting ____ years (becoming old): 2 wds. |
| 38% | OFAGE | 5 | Come ___ (grow up): 2 wds. |
| 37% | INSEASON | 8 | Freshly grown and plentiful: 2 wds. |
| 37% | USFLAG | 6 | Old Glory (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ONEMANBAND | 10 | 2019 Old Dominion hit about growing tired of "flying solo": 3 wds. |
| 36% | HADA | 4 | "Old MacDonald ___ farm ...": 2 wds. |
| 36% | ISAY | 4 | "___, old chap!" (2 wds.) |
| 36% | AGED | 4 | Grew older |