| 100% | CRICHTON | 8 | Michael, writer known best for Jurassic Park |
| 46% | DUMAURIER | 9 | Daphne, British writer best known for Rebecca |
| 43% | SWANN | 5 | Donald —, composer and lyricist best known for his collaborations with Michael Flanders |
| 43% | JACK | 4 | ___ Kerouac, Beat Generation writer best known for his work "On the Road" |
| 43% | BURROUGHS | 9 | William S. ___, Beat Generation writer best known for his novel "Naked Lunch" |
| 43% | PRATCHETT | 9 | Terry —, late fantasy writer best known for the Discworld series of novels |
| 42% | NEAL | 4 | ___ Cassady, Beat Generation writer best known for his autobiographical novel "The First Third" |
| 41% | CRICHTON | 8 | Michael, writer of the sci-fi novel Jurassic Park |
| 40% | OHENRY | 6 | Writer known for twist endings |
| 40% | DINOS | 5 | Jurassic Park inhabitants, for short |
| 40% | DINO | 4 | Jurassic Park creature, for short |
| 40% | DINOS | 5 | Jurassic Park creatures, for short |
| 39% | ANNEFRANK | 9 | A girl known best for her courageous diary |
| 39% | OHENRY | 6 | Writer known for his surprise endings |
| 39% | SAM | 3 | Children's writer McBratney best known for "Guess How Much I Love You" |
| 39% | AESOP | 5 | Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters |
| 38% | CRICHTON | 8 | Surname of Jurassic Park author Michael |
| 38% | ITO | 3 | Junji ___, horror writer known for "Tomie" |
| 37% | AESOP | 5 | Ancient Greek writer known for his fables |
| 37% | DOROTHY | 7 | __ Parker, American writer known for her quips |
| 37% | TOMCLANCY | 9 | American thriller writer known for Patriot Games |
| 37% | JOJOMOYES | 9 | Romance writer known for Me Before You |
| 37% | TONI | 4 | ___ Morrison, writer known for her novel "Beloved" |
| 37% | GLADIASKED | 10 | "That's good for me to know!" |
| 37% | FROST | 5 | American writer Robert, who won four Pulitzers and the Congressional Gold Medal, and is best known for "The Road Not Taken" |
| 37% | CENTERSPREAD | 12 | Good for a magazine writer, bad for a couch potato |
| 36% | BRADBURY | 8 | Ray, sci-fi writer known for Fahrenheit 451 |
| 36% | OHENRY | 6 | Short story writer known for his surprise endings |
| 36% | TANA | 4 | __ French, American writer known for In The Woods |
| 36% | AESOP | 5 | Long-ago Greek writer known for his fables |