| 100% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Precious gems that are a girl's best friend? |
| 87% | DIAMONDS | 8 | Gems that are a girl's best friend |
| 61% | STYNE | 5 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" composer |
| 60% | MONROE | 6 | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" singer Marilyn |
| 60% | DIAMONDS | 8 | These gemstones are a girl's best friend |
| 51% | GEMS | 4 | A girl's best friends, maybe |
| 50% | ARE | 3 | "Diamonds ___ a Girl's Best Friend," song that Kylie Minogue performed at the opening ceremony of Fox Studios in Sydney |
| 48% | ARE | 3 | "Diamonds ___ a girl's best friend" |
| 47% | DIAMONDS | 8 | They're a girl's best friend, according to Marilyn |
| 46% | STRAPLESSGOWN | 13 | Marilyn Monroe wore a fuchsia one while singing "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" |
| 44% | HEATHER | 7 | Plant that was a top-five girl's name in the 1970s |
| 43% | GOD | 3 | Heavenly figure Animal that is man's best friend |
| 42% | CALIA | 5 | Fitness apparel line that is a collaboration between singer Carrie Underwood and Dick's Sporting Goods |
| 42% | RAY | 3 | 2004 biopic that was a Best Picture nominee |
| 42% | CAMERA | 6 | I am a photographer's best friend. I help them capture every memory. Who am I? |
| 41% | SEABISCUIT | 10 | Sports film that was a 2003 Best Picture nominee |
| 41% | CHALK | 5 | I am a teacher's best friend. I help them write on the blackboard. Who am I? |
| 41% | BRUSH | 5 | I am a hairstylist's best friend. I help them comb out stubborn knots. Who am I? |
| 41% | LISTENS | 7 | Is a good friend, in a way |
| 41% | BABEL | 5 | 2006 Brad Pitt film that was a Best Picture nominee |
| 41% | KNIFE | 5 | I am a chef's best friend. I help chop veggies for a good stew. Who am I? |
| 41% | HIS | 3 | "A boy's best friend is ___ mother" ("Psycho" quote) |
| 41% | SAW | 3 | I am a woodworker's best friend, I help them cut through planks of wood. Who am I? |
| 41% | LIME | 4 | Green fruit that is a good source of vitamin C |
| 40% | GIRLS | 5 | "Diamonds Are a ___ Best Friend," song performed by Marilyn Monroe in 1953's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" |
| 40% | SHE | 3 | "___ is a very good girl in class" (pronoun) |
| 40% | FIREFLYLANE | 11 | Bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah about two lifelong best friends that was adapted as a Netflix series starring 19-Across and 32-Across (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SCAM | 4 | What a deal that's too good to be true probably is |
| 40% | ROD | 3 | I am a fisherman's best friend. I help them pull the fish once it's hooked. Who am I? |
| 39% | HEIDI | 5 | Literary heroine whose best friend is a goatherd |