| 100% | ALFA | 4 | Preceder of Bravo and Charlie |
| 58% | ALFA | 4 | Letter before Bravo and Charlie |
| 54% | ALFA | 4 | Preceder of bravo in a radio alphabet |
| 52% | ALFA | 4 | Preceder of Romeo or Bravo |
| 52% | SLAP | 4 | Preceder of dash and happy |
| 52% | ALT | 3 | Preceder of "rock" and "pop" |
| 51% | AMONG | 5 | Preceder of friends and other things? |
| 49% | SHE | 3 | Preceder of "loves me" and "loves me not" |
| 49% | OREO | 4 | Preceder of "Bites" and "Bars" in commercial names |
| 48% | SAINT | 5 | Preceder of Kitts, Lucia and Vincent in country names |
| 48% | MRS | 3 | Preceder of "Brown" and "Robinson" in 1960s #1 hits |
| 47% | ELIN | 4 | Mother of Sam and Charlie Woods |
| 46% | MARTIN | 6 | Father of Charlie and Emilio |
| 45% | OUR | 3 | Preceder of "bodies" and "selves" in a classic book on women's health |
| 44% | SHEEN | 5 | Charlie of "Two and a Half Men" |
| 44% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 44% | VANPELT | 7 | Lucy and Linus __, friends of Charlie Brown |
| 44% | OONA | 4 | ___ Chaplin, actress and granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin |
| 44% | OONA | 4 | ___ Chaplin, actress, and granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin |
| 43% | ISAIDNO | 7 | Preceder of "And that's final!" |
| 43% | MICK | 4 | Bandmate of Keith, Charlie and Ronnie |
| 42% | TEX | 3 | Rhyme and preceder of Mex, in fusion cuisine |
| 42% | SHEEN | 5 | Charlie formerly of "Two and a Half Men" |
| 41% | FIAT | 4 | Italian automaker of Abarths and Bravos |
| 41% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| 41% | RON | 3 | Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George and Ginny |
| 41% | RON | 3 | Brother of Bill, Charlie, Percy, Fred, George, and Ginny |
| 41% | ABLE | 4 | One-time pal of Baker and Charlie? |
| 40% | HIGSON | 6 | Charlie —, author of the Young Bond series of novels, including SilverFin and Blood Fever |
| 40% | DAHL | 4 | Roald —, author of 1964 children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |