| 100% | RIH | 3 | Nickname of the singer of "Anti", released in 2016 |
| 55% | RIRI | 4 | Nickname of the singer of 2007's "Umbrella" |
| 55% | BEY | 3 | Queen ___ (nickname for the singer of "Drunk in Love") |
| 54% | RIH | 3 | Nickname for the singer of "Umbrella" |
| 53% | JUSTIN | 6 | With 35-Across, "Yummy" singer who won the Pop Album of the Year Juno in 2011 and 2016 |
| 53% | QUEENBEY | 8 | Nickname for the singer of "Single Ladies" |
| 52% | BEY | 3 | Nickname for the singer of "Get Me Bodied" |
| 52% | OTISREDDING | 11 | US singer-songwriter whose posthumous album The Dock of the Bay was released in 1968 |
| 52% | NOPE | 4 | Song Jeff Tweedy of "Wilco" wrote which was released on the album "Schmilco" in 2016 |
| 52% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president who was assassinated in 1865 |
| 52% | RIRI | 4 | Reduplicative nickname for the singer of “Umbrella” |
| 51% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of a Yankees star who retired in 2016: Hyph. |
| 51% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | "Sign of the Times" pop singer who released a self-titled #1 album in 2017: 2 wds. |
| 51% | GALLAGHER | 9 | English singer and frontman of the band Oasis, Liam, who released his debut solo album in October |
| 50% | OVAL | 4 | Shape of the Easter Egg Oreos released in 2019 |
| 50% | ESSAY | 5 | Component of the SAT that became optional in 2016 |
| 50% | HAMILTON | 8 | Winner of the Tony for Best Musical in 2016 |
| 50% | ANAIS | 5 | Playwright and singer/songwriter Mitchell who released the album "Hadestown" in 2010 and opened the theatrical version in 2016 |
| 50% | OCEAN | 5 | Singer Frank who released the 2016 album "Blonde" |
| 50% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Nickname of the villain in the Scream movies |
| 49% | NATS | 4 | Nickname of the pro baseball team in Washington, DC |
| 49% | PETERHANSEL | 11 | Stephane —, winner of the Dakar Rally cars category in 2016 and 2017 |
| 48% | CHER | 4 | Singer nicknamed the "Goddess of Pop" |
| 48% | GAYE | 4 | Singer nicknamed the Prince of Motown |
| 48% | SOLANGE | 7 | Singer of “Cranes in the Sky” |
| 48% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of "Rolling in the Deep" |
| 48% | ARI | 3 | Nickname of the singer who became the most followed woman on Instagram as of 2021 |
| 48% | JLO | 3 | Nickname of the singer known for "All I Have" and "On the Floor": 2 wds. |
| 48% | LULU | 4 | Nickname for "Lousie." Also the singer of "To Sir, with Love" |
| 48% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the first U.S. president born in 7-Down |