| 100% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate captain mentioned in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 59% | KIDD | 4 | Pirate whose treasure is recovered in Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 45% | ASTARTE | 7 | Goddess mentioned in Poe's "Ulalume" |
| 44% | SCARAB | 6 | Bug that inspired Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 44% | JACKSPARROW | 11 | Pirate captain played by Johnny Depp in "Pirates of the Caribbean": 2 wds. |
| 42% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" |
| 42% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "The Murders in the __ Morgue" |
| 41% | ORANG | 5 | Animal in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
| 41% | ORANG | 5 | Perp in Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
| 41% | BURIEDTREASURE | 14 | Focus of Poe's "The Gold-Bug" |
| 41% | RUE | 3 | Poe's "Murders in the __ Morgue" |
| 41% | HOOK | 4 | Captain ___, fictional pirate played by Jason Isaacs in the 2003 film "Peter Pan" |
| 40% | HOOK | 4 | Pirate captain in J.M. Barrie's children's book |
| 39% | FLINT | 5 | Captain James ___, fictional pirate played by Toby Stephens in the 2014 TV series "Black Sails" |
| 39% | STILETTOS | 9 | Footwear mentioned in "Party in the U.S.A." |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | Poe's orangutan-featuring "The Murders in the ___ Morgue" |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the ___ Morgue” |
| 39% | RUE | 3 | Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the __ Morgue" |
| 39% | SALT | 4 | Seasoning mentioned in the Jimmy Buffett's song "Margaritaville" |
| 39% | SPARROW | 7 | Captain Jack ___, fictional pirate played by Johnny Depp in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" film series |
| 39% | LIMEWIRE | 8 | Pirate's destination, in the early aughts? |
| 38% | BOAC | 4 | Airline mentioned in "Back in the U.S.S.R." |
| 38% | LENYA | 5 | Actress Lotte mentioned in Bobby Darin's "Mack the Knife" |
| 38% | LION | 4 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics of Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 38% | TIGER | 5 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics to Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 38% | QUOTH | 5 | Verb in Poe's "The Raven" |
| 38% | SOMALI | 6 | Like the pirates in "Captain Phillips" |
| 38% | ELORO | 5 | The gold, in Guatemala |
| 38% | WATUSI | 6 | Faddish dance mentioned in Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ the Night Away” |