| 100% | AUNT | 4 | Mother of your first cousin |
| 72% | AUNT | 4 | Mother of your cousin |
| 55% | GRANDMA | 7 | Mother of your father or mother |
| 55% | GRANDMA | 7 | Mother of your mom or dad |
| 52% | BEATRICE | 8 | First cousin of Prince William |
| 49% | GRANDPA | 7 | Father of your mother or dad |
| 46% | MONA | 4 | First name of Homer Simpson's mother |
| 46% | KATHERINE | 9 | First name of Michael Jackson's mother |
| 46% | BASICS | 6 | They might be covered on your first day of employment |
| 45% | SEGEL | 5 | Jason of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | BOBSAGET | 8 | Narrator of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | RADNOR | 6 | Josh of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | SAGET | 5 | Bob of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | COBIE | 5 | Smulders of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | TED | 3 | Narrator of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 45% | TED | 3 | Mosby of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 44% | TED | 3 | Architect Mosby of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 44% | HARRIS | 6 | Neil Patrick ___ of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 44% | TED | 3 | Narrator of "How I Met Your Mother," ___ Mosby |
| 44% | KYLE | 4 | Actor MacLachlan of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 43% | INITIALS | 8 | The first letters of your first name and surname |
| 43% | TED | 3 | ___ Mosby, the "I" of "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 42% | TRACY | 5 | Name of the mother on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 42% | BAR | 3 | MacLaren's of "How I Met Your Mother," for one |
| 40% | LILYS | 5 | Aldrin of "How I Met Your Mother" and Munster of "The Munsters" |
| 40% | ELISA | 5 | "Paint Your Wagon" mother of 1951 Broadway |
| 39% | TED | 3 | Pal of Marshall, Lily, Robin and Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" |
| 39% | EDSEL | 5 | Bill Ford's first cousin |
| 38% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Before Your Love" singer who was the first winner of 40-Across (2 wds.) |
| 38% | GENE | 4 | Your first inheritance |