| 100% | AKEY | 4 | Play ___ role in (be vital to the outcome) (2 wds.) |
| 57% | BILLYBUSH | 9 | Former TV star who's contrite for his role in the "Access Hollywood" tape scandal, saying "I'm grateful to be a more conscientious person now": 2 wds. |
| 56% | MATTSMITH | 9 | Eleventh actor to play the lead role in 15-Across (2010-2013): 2 wds. |
| 56% | DAVIDTENNANT | 12 | Tenth actor to play the lead role in 15-Across (2005-2010): 2 wds. |
| 56% | PETERCAPALDI | 12 | Twelfth actor to play the lead role in 15-Across, starting in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 52% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | "Coming to America" actor who played the title role in 1998's "Dr. Dolittle": 2 wds. |
| 52% | INTOW | 5 | Being hauled to the garage: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ADRIENBRODY | 11 | Actor whose role in 2024's "The Brutalist" is the longest Best Actor-winning performance (screen time 2:08:30): 2 wds. |
| 50% | DWAYNEJOHNSON | 13 | "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor who plays Davis Okoye in "Rampage" (2 wds.) |
| 50% | MAHERSHALAALI | 13 | Actor whose role in 2018's "Green Book" is the longest Best Supporting Actor-winning performance (screen time 1:06:38): 2 wds. |
| 50% | RUSSELLCROWE | 12 | He played the title role in 2010's "Robin Hood": 2 wds. |
| 50% | AWORD | 5 | "___ to the wise is sufficient": 2 wds. |
| 50% | VIVIENLEIGH | 11 | Actress whose role in 1939's "Gone With the Wind" is the longest Best Actress-winning performance (screen time 2:23:32): 2 wds. |
| 50% | ICHIROSUZUKI | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,653 regular-season games with the Mariners, Yankees, and Marlins: 2 wds. |
| 50% | RAFAELPALMEIRO | 14 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,831 regular-season games with the Cubs, Rangers, and Orioles: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ELLIEKEMPER | 11 | Actress who plays the lead role in 12-/24-Across: 2 wds. |
| 49% | WISHI | 5 | "___ could go back to the way things were": 2 wds. |
| 49% | SIDEWALKCHALK | 13 | 2020 addition to the Toy Hall of Fame that may be sold in a bucket (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MICHAELDAWSON | 13 | The father who is trying to recover his son on "Lost," played by Harold Perrineau: 2 wds |
| 49% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | Actor who plays Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 49% | LETITIAWRIGHT | 13 | Actress who plays Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has been on "Black Mirror": 2 wds. |
| 49% | KENGRIFFEYJR | 12 | He never made it to the World Series despite playing in 2,671 regular-season games with the Mariners, Reds, and White Sox: 3 wds., abbr. |
| 49% | MICKEYMANTLE | 12 | Yankees switch-hitter who was named to the All-Century Team in 1999: 2 wds. |
| 49% | TOMELLIS | 8 | Actor who plays the titular role in the fantasy series "Lucifer": 2 wds. |
| 48% | AKEY | 4 | Play ___ role in (be involved in an important way): 2 wds. |
| 48% | LANDONDONOVAN | 13 | US soccer great whose name was added to the MLS MVP Award in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 48% | KARENGILLAN | 11 | Actress who played Ruby Roundhouse in "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle": 2 wds. |
| 48% | EDDIEMURPHY | 11 | He played Prince Akeem (and other roles) in the 1988 romantic comedy "Coming to America": 2 wds. |
| 47% | QUEENLILLIAN | 12 | 14-Across's voice role in the "Shrek" films: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ACIDQUEEN | 9 | Tina Turner's role in the 1975 film "Tommy": 2 wds. |