| 100% | THANK | 5 | Name-check in an Oscar speech |
| 73% | THANK | 5 | Word in an Oscar acceptance speech |
| 70% | AGENT | 5 | Representative who may be thanked in an Oscar speech |
| 67% | AGENT | 5 | Recipient of thanks in an Oscars acceptance speech |
| 66% | NOMINEE | 7 | One praised in an Oscar winner's speech, maybe |
| 66% | AWARDEE | 7 | Name in an Oscars envelope, e.g. |
| 55% | ENCL | 4 | Check in an env., e.g. |
| 54% | TIN | 3 | Metal in an Oscar statuette |
| 53% | DORIAN | 6 | Gray in an Oscar Wilde story |
| 53% | KWAI | 4 | River in an Oscar-winning film |
| 53% | KWAI | 4 | River featured in an Oscar-winning film |
| 53% | MRSMINIVER | 10 | Title housewife in an Oscar-winning film |
| 53% | KWAI | 4 | Title river in an Oscar-winning movie |
| 52% | ERNEST | 6 | Companion of Algernon in an Oscar Wilde play |
| 52% | GIGI | 4 | Precocious title character in an Oscar-winning film |
| 52% | TIRETREAD | 9 | Its depth is checked in an auto inspection |
| 51% | RATSO | 5 | More familiar name for Enrico Rizzo in an Oscar-winning film |
| 51% | SHANE | 5 | Title gunslinger in an Oscar-winning 1953 Western classic |
| 49% | ERIE | 4 | Lake in an old railroad name |
| 49% | NOMINEE | 7 | Name in an envelope |
| 49% | TWOWOMEN | 8 | Title pair in an Oscar-winning Sophia Loren film (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SEALVELOPE | 10 | It contains an Oscar winner's name |
| 49% | ENCLOSE | 7 | Include in an envelope, as a check |
| 49% | USS | 3 | Letters in an American battleship's name |
| 49% | PHI | 3 | Letter in an honor society's name |
| 49% | TAU | 3 | T, in an honor society's name |
| 49% | THANKED | 7 | Acknowledged in an acceptance speech |
| 49% | THANK | 5 | Cite in an acceptance speech |
| 49% | THANK | 5 | Acknowledge in an acceptance speech |
| 49% | THANK | 5 | Include in an acceptance speech |