| 100% | BACARDI | 7 | Liquor brand that inspired the name of a Grammy-winning rapper |
| 55% | DOGE | 4 | Internet meme that inspired the name of a cryptocurrency |
| 53% | COSI | 4 | “___ Fan Tutte” (Mozart opera that inspired the name of a fast-casual chain) |
| 48% | HOPS | 4 | Ingredient that inspired the name of the Huma Lupa Licious I.P.A. |
| 45% | ANGRY | 5 | ___ Birds, mobile game that inspired a 2016 animated comedy movie of the same name |
| 44% | HESSE | 5 | His novel “Steppenwolf” inspired the name of a heavy-metal band |
| 44% | TOTO | 4 | Band that won a Record of the Year Grammy for "Rosanna" |
| 44% | REHAB | 5 | Amy Winehouse track that won a Song of the Year Grammy |
| 44% | PUMA | 4 | Mountain lion that's also the name of a brand of running shoes |
| 43% | CANTSAYSURE | 11 | Is unable to pronounce the name of a deodorant brand? |
| 43% | OOLONG | 6 | The name of a kind of tea that means "black dragon" in Chinese |
| 42% | NED | 3 | Name that is the name of a room when spelled backwards |
| 42% | KIWI | 4 | Flightless bird which is the name of a shoe polish brand |
| 42% | TOPAZ | 5 | Birthstone that was the name of a Hitchcock film |
| 42% | RED | 3 | Color that's the name of a Taylor Swift album |
| 42% | BUTTERCUP | 9 | Flower that has the name of a green PowerPuff Girl |
| 42% | ASPEN | 5 | Tree that's the name of a city in Colorado |
| 42% | BEATIT | 6 | 1983 hit that won a Grammy for Record of the Year |
| 41% | DORIS | 5 | Name of a weather bomb that hit the UK in 2017 |
| 41% | HONDO | 5 | 1953 movie that shares the name of a Texas town |
| 41% | SELMA | 5 | Alabama city that's the name of a 2014 movie |
| 41% | KOOL | 4 | Brand at a checkout counter that's also the name of a Phoenix radio station |
| 41% | IRIS | 4 | Female name that's the name of a female assistant backward |
| 40% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 40% | GOAL | 4 | "Next ___ Wins," sports comedy film directed by Taika Waititi that is based on a 2014 documentary of the same name |
| 40% | ELEANOR | 7 | First name on a headstone at the graveyard of St. Peter's Church that inspired a Beatles song |
| 40% | CLEVELAND | 9 | With 48a, it's the name of the NBA team that is part-owned by Grammy-winning singer Usher (birthday today) |
| 40% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand that's the focus of a chain of theme parks |
| 40% | PENTATONIX | 10 | Quintet that won a Grammy for their a cappella version of "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" |
| 40% | CHER | 4 | A grammy winning singer nicknamed the "Goddess of Pop," who sang the hit song "Believe" |