| 100% | LILI | 4 | Movie base for Broadway's "Carnival!" |
| 50% | ANNIE | 5 | 2014 movie based on a Broadway musical |
| 50% | CHARL | 5 | 1968 movie based on "Flowers for Algernon" |
| 46% | ORGAN | 5 | Instrument for Broadway's Phantom |
| 46% | TONYS | 5 | Awards for Broadway's best |
| 45% | PREMIERE | 8 | Opening night for a movie or Broadway show |
| 45% | HORTONHATCHESTHEEGG | 19 | Source material for Broadway's "Seussical" |
| 45% | LOTR | 4 | Movie trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien novels, for short |
| 44% | DOCUDRAMA | 9 | Genre for movies based on true stories |
| 44% | ORPHAN | 6 | Broadway's Annie, for one |
| 43% | OWNINGMAHOWNY | 13 | Philip Seymour Hoffman's movie which is based on a Canadian banker who embezzled money for gambling: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RUN | 3 | 7,485 performances, for Broadway's original "Cats" |
| 43% | RADISH | 6 | Base for many a chef's rose garnish |
| 43% | BIOPIC | 6 | Movie based on someone's life, informally |
| 42% | ROME | 4 | Setting for Broadway's "The Light in the Piazza" |
| 42% | HENNA | 5 | Base for an Indian bride's mehndi skin decorations |
| 42% | MIRO | 4 | "Harlequin's Carnival," for one |
| 41% | BABE | 4 | Movie based on the children's book "The Sheep-Pig" |
| 41% | AMP | 3 | Base guitarist's haul, for short |
| 41% | SPAMALOT | 8 | 2005 Broadway musical about Arthurian legend, based on a 1975 Monty Python movie |
| 41% | SARA | 4 | Bareilles who wrote the music and lyrics for Broadway's "Waitress" |
| 41% | GOOD | 4 | "___ Morning Baltimore," opening number for Broadway's "Hairspray" performed by Tracy |
| 40% | ARGO | 4 | 2012 movie based on the CIA's "Canadian Caper" |
| 40% | GIA | 3 | Angelina Jolie movie based on a supermodel's life |
| 40% | ARGYLLE | 7 | 2024 movie based on a book by Elly Conway (which some claim is a pseudonym for Taylor Swift) |
| 40% | RIO | 3 | Latin America's carnival city, for short |
| 40% | MILE | 4 | "8 ___," movie based on Eminem's life |
| 40% | ASC | 3 | Movie camera operator's certification, for short |
| 40% | PROMO | 5 | Movie's trailer, e.g., for short |
| 40% | NOTES | 5 | Movie studio's feedback for a director |