| 100% | OUGHTS | 6 | Possible name for the first decade of the century |
| 57% | APP | 3 | A short name for the first course of a meal |
| 56% | BEV | 3 | Abbreviation for the first name of author Cleary |
| 53% | PHILS | 5 | The first names of Collins and Dunphy, for example: Plural |
| 52% | ACTS | 4 | First book of the New Testament that isn't named for a person |
| 51% | ADA | 3 | Oklahoma city named for the daughter of its first 4-Down |
| 51% | GRETA | 5 | First name of the founder of Fridays for Future |
| 51% | ESP | 3 | First three letters of the Spanish name for Spain |
| 51% | ALEXANDRIA | 10 | First name of the current Representative for Rikers Island |
| 51% | ACETYL | 6 | First six letters of the proper name for aspirin |
| 51% | EMIL | 4 | First name of the first Oscar winner for Best Actor |
| 50% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad named Sportsman of the Century for the 1900s by Sports Illustrated |
| 50% | UTA | 3 | First name on the cover of A Challenge for the Actor |
| 50% | AMAL | 4 | First name of one co-founder of the Clooney Foundation for Justice |
| 49% | REDARMY | 7 | Name for the armed forces of the USSR |
| 49% | GARTHBROOKS | 11 | "The Dance" country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 1990s: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ABBA | 4 | Band known by an acronym for each of the members' first names |
| 48% | ERLE | 4 | First name of the best-selling American author of the 20th century (as of 1970) |
| 48% | GENE | 4 | Unit of heredity that's the first name for actors Hackman and Wilder |
| 48% | JASONALDEAN | 11 | "You Make It Easy" country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2010s: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GEORGESTRAIT | 12 | "I Cross My Heart" country singer named the ACM Artist of the Decade for the 2000s: 2 wds. |
| 48% | POLLEX | 6 | Anatomical term for the first digit of the hand |
| 48% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 48% | IRIS | 4 | Flower named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| 47% | CYNDI | 5 | First name of the well-known singer who was musical director for the film "The Goonies" |
| 47% | MALAR | 5 | — bone; another name for the zygomatic bone of the head |
| 47% | ORC | 3 | Fantasy baddie named for the Roman god of the underworld |
| 47% | ELIJAH | 6 | The first name of the Frodo Baggins actor |
| 47% | CHARLES | 7 | The first name of the original Ponzi schemer |
| 47% | JERRY | 5 | First name for both, actor Lewis and his character Langford from the movie "The King of Comedy" |