| 100% | OLGATOKARCZUK | 13 | Polish writer who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 78% | ALICEMUNRO | 10 | Canadian writer who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 78% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American writer who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 75% | HERTAMULLER | 11 | Romanian-German writer who won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 74% | PEARLSBUCK | 10 | American writer who won the 1938 Nobel Prize in Literature (3 wds.) |
| 69% | LOUISEGLUCK | 11 | American poet who won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature (2 wds.) |
| 68% | OLGA | 4 | Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 68% | ALICEMUNRO | 10 | Canadian short story author who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds. |
| 68% | OLGA | 4 | Novelist Tokarczuk who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 65% | HAROLDPINTER | 12 | British author of "The Birthday Party" who won the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature: 2 wds. |
| 64% | KAZUOISHIGURO | 13 | British author of "Never Let Me Go" who won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature : 2 wds. |
| 61% | ALICE | 5 | Canadian writer Munro who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 61% | MANN | 4 | German writer Thomas who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 61% | JAMESPALLISON | 13 | American immunologist who won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Tasuku Honjo for discovery of a cancer therapy: 3 wds. |
| 60% | NADINE | 6 | ___ Gordimer, South African writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 60% | MARIECURIE | 10 | Polish-French scientist who won the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics and the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2 wds.) |
| 59% | ALICE | 5 | With 7-Across, short story writer who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 58% | ARTHURASHKIN | 12 | American scientist who won one half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on optical tweezers: 2 wds. |
| 57% | DYLAN | 5 | Bob who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 57% | LESSING | 7 | Doris who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 57% | DYLAN | 5 | Musician who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 57% | MANN | 4 | Thomas who won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 56% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | US president who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009: 2 wds. |
| 56% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | US president who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002: 2 wds. |
| 56% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | US president who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1919: 2 wds. |
| 56% | DEREKWALCOTT | 12 | "White Egrets" poet from Saint Lucia who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992: 2 wds. |
| 56% | PABLONERUDA | 11 | "100 Love Sonnets" poet from Chile who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971: 2 wds. |
| 55% | NERUDA | 6 | Poet Pablo who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 55% | DARIOFO | 7 | Italian playwright who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Literature |