| 100% | RYU | 3 | Main character in Capcom's Street Fighter series whose "special move" was the subject of a scientific work last year |
| 33% | SEINFELD | 8 | Sitcom whose four main characters are convicted of a crime in the final episode |
| 33% | LUNA | 4 | ___ Lovegood, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |
| 33% | CHO | 3 | ___ Chang, character in the "Harry Potter" series who was a part of Dumbledore's Army |
| 33% | ROUEN | 5 | City whose cathedral is the subject of a series of Monet paintings |
| 32% | EVITA | 5 | Hit 1979 musical in which a character's mistress is one of the main roles |
| 32% | POSTMANPAT | 10 | BBC TV children's series whose title character works in the fictional village of Greendale |
| 31% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 31% | KETCHUM | 7 | Ash ___, fictional character in Pokemon franchise who is the main protagonist of the anime series |
| 29% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ARBOR | 5 | Subject of a celebration on the last Friday in April |
| 29% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Rakish captain in "Pirates of the Caribbean" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DST | 3 | Observance that was the subject of a Last Week Tonight "How Is This Still a Thing?" segment: abbr. |
| 29% | PAGE | 4 | "Tomorrow is the first ___ in a book of 365" (common New Year's phrase) |
| 29% | ROGERMURTAUGH | 13 | The name of the character Danny Glover - whose birthday it is today - portrays in the "Lethal Weapon" film series: 2 wds. |
| 28% | JAMESFRANCO | 11 | "The Interview" star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DONALDTRUMP | 11 | "The Apprentice" host who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 28% | OLAF | 4 | Count ___, the main character in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" |
| 28% | GRIMACE | 7 | Purple character whose birthday was celebrated with a special McDonald's shake in 2023 |
| 28% | NAT | 3 | Turner whose slave revolt was the subject of an 1861 article in The Atlantic |
| 28% | EURO | 4 | Currency whose spelling was the subject of a dispute between Bulgaria and the ECB |
| 27% | SENECACRANE | 11 | Head Gamemaker in "The Hunger Games" whose last name is a kind of bird: 2 wds. |
| 27% | WHITNEYHOUSTON | 14 | "Saving All My Love for You" singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose last name is a city in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 27% | BADARTFRIEND | 12 | “Who Is the ___?” (viral Times Magazine article about a literary feud, whose theme of fictionalizing others’ lives without permission is also explored in Andrew Lipstein’s 2022 novel “Last Resort”) |
| 27% | ELM | 3 | Street in the titles of a series of horror movies |
| 27% | THEA | 4 | Main character in Cather's "The Song of the Lark" |
| 27% | ABRAHAMLINCOLN | 14 | Historical figure whose son is the central character of a George Saunders novel mostly set in a temporary afterlife |
| 27% | MAO | 3 | He was the subject of a Warhol painting |
| 27% | BAABAA | 6 | ___ Walters, character spoofed after a famous journalist in the children's TV series, "Sesame Street": 2 wds. |
| 27% | SKYWALKER | 9 | Last name of the main character in Star Wars |