| 100% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | Madonna hit that starts with the lyric "Life is a mystery" |
| 51% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 50% | OLDMAN | 6 | Neil Young hit with the lyrics “Look at my life / I’m a lot like you were” |
| 46% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 43% | SPLISHSPLASH | 12 | 1958 Bobby Darin hit with the lyrics "I was taking a bath": 2 wds. |
| 43% | BORNTHISWAY | 11 | Lady Gaga hit with the lyric "Don't be a drag, just be a queen" |
| 42% | IRONIC | 6 | 1996 hit with the lyric "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" |
| 42% | REBELREBEL | 10 | David Bowie hit with the lyric "You've torn your dress, your face is a mess" |
| 42% | WAGONEER | 8 | Jeep vehicle that starts with the name of a kid's vehicle |
| 42% | LEGEND | 6 | Folklore tale, or word that starts with the name of a walking limb |
| 41% | BAMBI | 5 | Hit 1942 film with the song "Love Is a Song" |
| 41% | TAKEABOW | 8 | Rihanna song with the lyrics "That was quite a show / Very entertaining / But it's over now" |
| 41% | VOGUE | 5 | Madonna hit that's also the name of a fashion magazine |
| 40% | AMEN | 4 | Beyoncé song with the lyric “Say a prayer for what has been” |
| 40% | MEINHERR | 8 | “Cabaret” tune with the lyric “A tiger is a tiger, not a lamb” |
| 40% | FROZEN | 6 | 1998 song by Madonna that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with lyrics about a cold and emotionless man |
| 39% | MONSTERMASH | 11 | 1962 novelty hit that starts "I was working in the lab late one night" |
| 39% | GOLDENSLUMBERS | 14 | 1969 song with the lyric "Once there was a way to get back homeward" |
| 39% | TRUCKIN | 7 | Grateful Dead song with the lyric “What a long, strange trip it’s been” |
| 39% | GETBACK | 7 | #1 Beatles hit that starts "Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner" |
| 39% | IMJUSTKEN | 9 | Best Original Song Oscar nominee with the lyric "Anywhere else, I'd be a ten" |
| 39% | TOBY | 4 | Country singer ___ Keith with the hit "Should've Been a Cowboy" |
| 38% | ENDYMION | 8 | Poem by John Keats, that starts with "A thing of beauty is a joy for ever..." |
| 38% | ALLINEED | 8 | Radiohead song with the lyric "I am a moth who just wants to share your light" |
| 38% | MICHELLE | 8 | 1965 song with the lyric "These are words that go together well" |
| 38% | STORYOFMYLIFE | 13 | 44-Across hit single with the lyrics "Written on these walls are / The colors that I can't change" (4 wds.) |
| 38% | CRYIN | 5 | 1993 Aerosmith hit with the lyric "Love is sweet misery" |
| 38% | SLASHER | 7 | Canadian anthology horror series with a mystery storyline that is resolved at the end of the season |
| 38% | BIGPOPPA | 8 | 1995 platinum rap hit that starts "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace" |
| 38% | NAILSET | 7 | Tool that may be hit with a hammer |