| 100% | FUNK | 4 | Musical genre based on rhythm and blues |
| 55% | JUJU | 4 | Musical genre which originated in Nigeria and is based on the traditional Yoruba percussion |
| 49% | SOUL | 4 | Music genre related to rhythm and blues |
| 49% | SOUL | 4 | Music genre akin to rhythm and blues |
| 45% | ZYDECO | 6 | Louisiana musical genre that blends blues and R&B |
| 44% | CAMELOT | 7 | Musical based on "The Once and Future King" |
| 44% | JEKYLL | 6 | Musical based on Stevenson's book: __ and Hyde |
| 44% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Musical based on "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" |
| 42% | WESTSIDESTORY | 13 | Musical based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet": 3 wds. |
| 41% | RNB | 3 | Short way of writing Rhythm and Blues |
| 41% | MUSIC | 5 | Rhythm and blues, for example |
| 40% | HADESTOWN | 9 | Broadway musical based on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice |
| 40% | ZYDECO | 6 | Rhythm and blues from French Creole Louisiana |
| 39% | BLUES | 5 | Rhythm and ___ (music genre) |
| 38% | RIORITA | 7 | Abbott and Costello movie based on a Ziegfeld musical |
| 38% | TRUECRIME | 9 | Genre based on real-life offenses, e.g. robbery |
| 38% | CAMELOT | 7 | Broadway musical based on the T.H. White novel "The Once and Future King" |
| 38% | SEATOFTHEPANTS | 14 | Based on instinct and guesswork |
| 38% | LITTLEMERMAID | 13 | Musical based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SITO | 4 | Johnny nicknamed "The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues" |
| 37% | RENT | 4 | Musical loosely based on "La Boheme" |
| 37% | MAMMAMIA | 8 | Musical film based on ABBA songs, __! |
| 37% | TONAL | 5 | Based on major and minor scales |
| 37% | WARPAINT | 8 | *2017 Broadway musical based on the rivalry between Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein |
| 37% | SPAMALOT | 8 | Tony-winning musical based on "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" |
| 37% | MARYPOPPINS | 11 | Musical based on children's books by P.L. Travers and 1964 Disney film of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THELIONKING | 11 | Musical based on Disney animated film of 1994 with music and direction by Elton John and Julie Taymor respectively: 3 wds. |
| 36% | LIONKING | 8 | Musical based on a Disney film, "The ___" is Broadway's third longest-running show and the highest grossing production: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OLIVER | 6 | Musical based on dickens |
| 36% | BLUES | 5 | Rhythm and ___ (music genre for The Weeknd and SZA) |