| 100% | CRITICS | 7 | Naysayers, people who comment on stage plays |
| 50% | ACTORS | 6 | People who work on television or the stage |
| 50% | GOLFERS | 7 | Sporting people who play on courses |
| 48% | ACTOR | 5 | Person who acts on the stage, in movies, or on television |
| 48% | GAMER | 5 | A person who plays on electronic devices for fun |
| 45% | NIA | 3 | Actress Long who plays Fatima on "You People" |
| 44% | ACTOR | 5 | One who plays on stage |
| 43% | REGEJEANPAGE | 12 | "For the People" actor who plays Simon Basset on "Bridgerton" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | ACTORS | 6 | People who star in movies and plays |
| 41% | HOPEDAVIS | 9 | "For the People" actress who plays mob wife Gina Baxter on 15-Across: 2 wds. |
| 41% | DANIARAMIREZ | 12 | "Devious Maids" actress who plays Captain Nikki Batista on "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 41% | ATHLETE | 7 | Person who plays sports |
| 40% | CHOI | 4 | Actor Kenneth who plays Judge Lance Ito on FX's "The People v. O.J. Simpson" |
| 40% | SCOTTCAAN | 9 | "Ocean's Eleven" actor who plays Detective Jason Grant on "Alert: Missing Persons Unit": 2 wds. |
| 40% | CYCLISTS | 8 | People who travel on bikes |
| 40% | DEFENDANTS | 10 | People who are on trial |
| 40% | ACTOR | 5 | Person who plays a role |
| 40% | NERD | 4 | Person who gets picked on |
| 40% | HAGGLER | 7 | Person who bargains on price |
| 40% | BULLY | 5 | Person who picks on others |
| 40% | SENIORCITIZEN | 13 | Person who’s getting on |
| 40% | ANONYMICE | 9 | People who comment without divulging their identity, in online lingo |
| 39% | LANE | 4 | Actor Nathan who plays F. Lee Bailey on "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story" |
| 39% | GUSHERS | 7 | People who go on and on |
| 39% | RAT | 3 | Person who tells on other people |
| 39% | CRITICS | 7 | People who give opinions on everything |
| 39% | CREW | 4 | People who work on a boat |
| 39% | PRTEAMS | 7 | People who work on celebrity impressions? |
| 39% | EXES | 4 | People who've moved on, maybe |
| 39% | MURALISTS | 9 | People who make art on walls |