| 100% | META | 4 | Lead-in for physics ... and pieman? |
| 63% | ALANLADD | 8 | Lead actor in Shane and This Gun For Hire |
| 57% | AERO | 4 | Lead in for "naut" or "sol" |
| 56% | RICHARDSON | 10 | Miranda —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for biopic Tom and Viv |
| 55% | REMICK | 6 | Lee —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Days of Wine and Roses |
| 55% | DUSTIN | 6 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Rain Man and Kramer vs Kramer |
| 54% | MICKEYROONEY | 12 | Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Babes in Arms and The Human Comedy |
| 54% | NATURALSCIENCES | 15 | Physics and chemistry, for two |
| 54% | GARBO | 5 | Greta —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Camille, Anna Christie, Romance and Ninotchka |
| 54% | ULLMANN | 7 | Liv —, Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Face to Face and The Emigrants |
| 54% | MATT | 4 | & 18D Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for Good Will Hunting and The Martian |
| 54% | DAMON | 5 | Matt —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar-nominee for Good Will Hunting and The Martian |
| 52% | DAYLEWIS | 8 | Daniel —, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for My Left Foot, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln |
| 51% | BLACKHOLES | 10 | Objects of study for Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel, and Andrea Ghez, recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physics (October, 2020) |
| 51% | GWENVERDON | 10 | Actress and dancer who won four Tony Awards, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical for "Damn Yankees" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | MARYMARTIN | 10 | Actress and singer who won four Tony Awards, including Best Leading Actress in a Musical for "Peter Pan" (2 wds.) |
| 51% | SCI | 3 | Branch with physics and chemistry, for short |
| 50% | COMINGHOME | 10 | 1978 film drama for which Jon Voight and Jane Fonda won Best Actor and Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscars |
| 50% | SCI | 3 | Subject that includes physics and chemistry, for short |
| 50% | CANOPENERS | 10 | "What are you in for?" and the like? |
| 49% | ALBERTEINSTEIN | 14 | . . . for high achievement in physics |
| 49% | MAGS | 4 | In Touch and Out, for two |
| 49% | BIO | 3 | Science subject apart from physics and chemistry, for short |
| 49% | SCI | 3 | Physics, Chemistry and Biology together, for short |
| 49% | PRISONSENTENCES | 15 | "What are you in for?" and "I was framed"? |
| 48% | UMATHURMAN | 10 | Female lead in "Gattaca" and "Kill Bill" |
| 48% | GWEN | 4 | Lead role for Michelle in “Fosse/Verdon” |
| 48% | STATES | 6 | Solid and gas, in physics |