| 100% | WOMYN | 5 | Persons who identify as female, in an alternative spelling |
| 40% | MINER | 5 | Person who works in an underground shaft |
| 39% | HEIR | 4 | Person who's next in line for an estate |
| 38% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 38% | TAG | 3 | Identify, as a person in a Facebook pic |
| 38% | SMART | 5 | Like people who get all As in school |
| 38% | TAG | 3 | Identify, as in an Instagram post |
| 38% | CARDREADER | 10 | Person who may see an ace of cups in this grid |
| 36% | SIS | 3 | Female person who has the same parents as another person |
| 36% | SIMP | 4 | Person who's overly nice to someone in an attempt to woo them, in slang |
| 36% | POD | 3 | Group of people who have contact only with each other, as in 2020 |
| 34% | LANDAU | 6 | Martin who won an Oscar as Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood |
| 34% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Singer who stepped down as an "American Idol" judge in 2024 |
| 34% | FACETOFACE | 10 | In-person, as an interview |
| 34% | NATHAN | 6 | ___ Fillion, "Castle" actor who cameoed in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" as an actor |
| 34% | UNDERWOOD | 9 | Carrie who returned as an "American Idol" judge in 2024 |
| 34% | HER | 3 | Pronoun relating to a person identifying as female |
| 33% | SHEINBAUM | 9 | Claudia who was sworn in as Mexico’s first female President (October, 2024) |
| 33% | YATES | 5 | Sally who served an abbreviated stint as acting Attorney General, in January, 2017 |
| 33% | HARPER | 6 | American author Lee who used to work as an airline ticket agent in NYC |
| 32% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GEORGESANDERS | 13 | Actor who won an Oscar as columnist Addison DeWitt in "All About Eve": 2 wds. |
| 32% | GRAVITY | 7 | 2013 science fiction film starring Sandra Bullock as an astronaut who is stranded in space |
| 32% | DIAMONDJIMBRADY | 15 | Tycoon who was reputedly the first person in New York City to own an automobile |
| 32% | YESTERDAY | 9 | Film starring Himesh Patel as the only person in the world who remembers the Beatles |
| 32% | WITCH | 5 | Person who casts spells |
| 32% | USERS | 5 | People who log in |
| 32% | AGER | 4 | New ___ (person who might believe in alternative healing methods) |
| 32% | ELGAR | 5 | Edward —, composer who wrote Salut d’Amour as an engagement present for his fiancee in 1888 |
| 32% | RUBEGO/IDLDBERG | 15 | Only person whose first and last name together is listed as an adjective in Merriam-Webster |