| 100% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Paul Desmond jazz composition recorded by The Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1959 |
| 40% | TAKE | 4 | “___ Five” (hit by the Dave Brubeck Quartet) |
| 33% | TAKEFIVE | 8 | Jazz standard on the Dave Brubeck Quartet's album "Time Out" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | AHUM | 4 | Mingus ___," 1959 jazz album by musician Charles Mingus that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 27% | IME | 3 | "___ Mine": last track recorded by the Beatles before they broke up in 1970 |
| 27% | JAM | 3 | The —, band formed by Paul Weller in 1972 |
| 26% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer James played by Beyoncé in "Cadillac Records" |
| 26% | EGOT | 4 | Award quartet achieved most recently by the songwriting team of Pasek and Paul, in 2024: Abbr. |
| 26% | GALATIA | 7 | Land visited by Paul in the New Testament |
| 25% | ETTA | 4 | Jazz singer James who was played by Beyoncé in "Cadillac Records" |
| 25% | RAISIN | 6 | A __ in the Sun, 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry |
| 25% | BIEDERMANN | 10 | Paul ___, German swimmer who holds the world record in 400 meters freestyle |
| 25% | ETTA | 4 | Singer James portrayed by Beyoncé in the film "Cadillac Records" |
| 25% | TOHOPE | 6 | Dave Brubeck's 1996 live album: "___! A Celebration", a recording of a performance of the Catholic mass |
| 25% | APPLE | 5 | Record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 |
| 25% | LANG | 4 | Scott ___, character portrayed by Paul Rudd in the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| 25% | ETTA | 4 | James who was played by Beyoncé in the biopic "Cadillac Records" |
| 24% | ARTHUR | 6 | ___ Shelby, character played by Paul Anderson in the TV series "Peaky Blinders" |
| 24% | KINDOFBLUE | 10 | 1959 jazz album by Miles Davis that was certified 5x Platinum in 2019: 3 wds. |
| 24% | CHUTNEY | 7 | The butler's name in Top Cat, voiced by Paul Frees |
| 24% | TNECK | 5 | ___ Records founded by The Isley Brothers in 1964: Hyph. |
| 24% | FORNOONE | 8 | Song recorded by the Beatles |
| 24% | INMYLIFE | 8 | Song recorded by the Beatles |
| 24% | LOVEMEDO | 8 | Song recorded by the Beatles |
| 23% | DANCING | 7 | "___ in the Street," song covered by David Bowie and Mick Jagger that was recorded in 1985 |
| 23% | IMEMINE | 7 | Last song recorded by the Beatles |
| 23% | LAWOMAN | 7 | Sixth studio album recorded by The Doors |
| 23% | TUESDAY | 7 | Ruby __, song recorded by The Rolling Stones |
| 23% | IMEMINE | 7 | Last new song recorded by the Beatles |