| 100% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer behind the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 75% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery writer who also wrote under the pen name Barbara Vine (2 wds.) |
| 62% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer behind the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 62% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer behind the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 52% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of the American writer born Samuel Clemens: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of the author of "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ISAKDINESEN | 11 | Pen name of the author of 19-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | STEPHENKING | 11 | Thriller writer who also wrote under the pen name Richard Bachman (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NORAROBERTS | 11 | Romance writer who also wrote under the pen name J.D. Robb (2 wds.) |
| 40% | HARDYBOYS | 9 | Fictional young male detectives who first appeared in a 1927 book credited to the pen name Franklin W Dixon: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MUNRO | 5 | Writer with the pen name Saki |
| 39% | BOBBSEYTWINS | 12 | Fictional young brother-and-sister detectives who first appeared in a 1904 book credited to the pen name Laura Lee Hope: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RUTHRENDELL | 11 | Mystery author who wrote several novels as Barbara Vine: 2 wds. |
| 37% | RICHARDBACHMAN | 14 | Stephen King's pen name under which he wrote "The Running Man": 2 wds. |
| 35% | SAKI | 4 | Pen name for the short-story writer H. H. Munro |
| 35% | GEORGEORWELL | 12 | Pen name of Eric Blair, who wrote "Animal Farm": 2 wds. |
| 34% | ELIOT | 5 | George ___, pen name of the Victorian writer Mary Ann Evans |
| 34% | NANCYDREW | 9 | Fictional young female detective who first appeared in a 1930 book credited to the pen name Carolyn Keene: 2 wds. |
| 34% | OLDHAT | 6 | Behind the times (2 wds.) |
| 34% | LEMONYSNICKET | 13 | Pen name of Daniel Handler, who wrote "A Series of Unfortunate Events": 2 wds. |
| 34% | LEWISCARROLL | 12 | Pen name of Charles Dodgson, who wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland": 2 wds. |
| 33% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 33% | KEENE | 5 | Writer Carolyn, the pen name of more than 10 authors of the Nancy Drew series |
| 33% | KEENE | 5 | Carolyn ___ (pen name for the writers of the Nancy Drew mysteries) |
| 33% | POE | 3 | The Mystery Writers of America have an award named after him |
| 33% | POE | 3 | The Mystery Writers of America's awards are named for him |
| 33% | ANNLANDERS | 10 | Pen name used for 56 years by advice columnists Ruth Crowley and Eppie Lederer: 2 wds. |
| 32% | RICHARDCASTLE | 13 | Sleuthing mystery writer played by Nathan Fillion on a current TV series: 2 wds. |
| 32% | IVANTURGENEV | 12 | Russian writer of the novel "Fathers and Sons": 2 wds. |
| 32% | EVALONGORIA | 11 | Actress (birthday today) behind the much-loved character Gabrielle Solis in "Desperate Housewives": 2 wds. |