| 100% | CHESSGAME | 9 | Main activity featured in TV's The Queen's Gambit |
| 51% | CHESS | 5 | Board game featured in the Netflix miniseries "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 50% | CHESS | 5 | Game featured in “The Queen’s Gambit” |
| 48% | CHESSGAME | 9 | Match featured in "The Queen's Gambit": 2 wds. |
| 47% | ELEANOR | 7 | Main character's first name in TV's The Good Place |
| 43% | CHESS | 5 | "The Queen's Gambit" activity |
| 43% | CARMY | 5 | Main character in TV series The Bear |
| 42% | HARMON | 6 | Beth ___ (The Queen's Gambit main character) |
| 42% | ANYATAYLORJOY | 13 | "The Queen's Gambit" actress who plays Olga of the Birch Forest in 39-Across (2 wds.) |
| 42% | CHESS | 5 | Game played in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 42% | HARRY | 5 | ___ Melling, actor who shares his name with the character he played in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 41% | BETH | 4 | Anya’s role in “The Queen’s Gambit” |
| 41% | ANYA | 4 | Portrayer of Beth in “The Queen’s Gambit” |
| 41% | PILLS | 5 | Beth Harmon's weakness in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 41% | ANYATAYLORJOY | 13 | Actress who stars in the Netflix adaptation of the Walter Tevis novel "The Queen's Gambit" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | CLAIREFOY | 9 | She played the young Queen in TV series The Crown |
| 40% | FAMILY | 6 | "___ Guy," animated TV series that features Queen's album "News of the World" |
| 39% | JACOB | 5 | ___ Fortune-Lloyd, actor who starred as Townes in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 39% | REBECCA | 7 | ___ Root, actress who starred as Miss Lonsdale in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 39% | SEIDEL | 6 | Christiane ___, actress who starred as Helen Deardorff in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 39% | PIRRIE | 6 | Chloe ___, actress who starred as Alice Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 39% | SUN | 3 | Blue ___, corporation featured in the TV series "Firefly" |
| 39% | LUX | 3 | Night club featured in the TV show Lucifer |
| 39% | DEA | 3 | Org. featured in TV's "Weeds" |
| 38% | ANYA | 4 | ___ Taylor-Joy, "The Queen's Gambit" actress who portrays Margot in "The Menu" |
| 38% | HELLER | 6 | Marielle ___, actress who starred as Mrs. Alma Wheatley in "The Queen's Gambit" |
| 38% | TAYLORJOY | 9 | Anya ___, actress who starred as Beth Harmon in "The Queen's Gambit: Hyph. |
| 38% | BILLCAMP | 8 | Actor who starred as Mr. Shaibel in "The Queen's Gambit": 2 wds. |
| 38% | YOU | 3 | "We Will Rock ___," song by Queen that was featured in the period drama film "A Knight's Tale" |
| 38% | TEVIS | 5 | Walter, author of The Queen's Gambit |