| 100% | OSCARBAIT | 9 | Prestigious film released late in the year, maybe |
| 72% | OSCARBAIT | 9 | Arty films released late in the year, typically |
| 48% | WINTERWHEAT | 11 | Crop planted late in the year |
| 42% | OMEGA | 5 | 007's watch, in the later films |
| 42% | IRK | 3 | Planet that Zim came from in Netflix's animated science-fiction comedy film "Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus", released in August last year |
| 41% | SHO | 3 | ___'nuff (antagonist in the 1985 film "The Last Dragon") |
| 41% | EVANDANDO | 9 | Frontman for "The Lemonheads" who released their album "Varshon 2" in February last year |
| 40% | DIGITALDEAGING | 14 | What you'll see in the latest Indy Jones film |
| 40% | ANTZ | 4 | Animated film released the same year as A Bug's Life |
| 40% | EMANUEL | 7 | Who Lightfoot took over from in the Windy City last year |
| 40% | SYNE | 4 | The last word in some New Year's poetry |
| 40% | WALLE | 5 | Pixar film set in the year 2805 |
| 39% | ALI | 3 | Actor Mahershala who's won two Oscars in the last three years |
| 39% | ADULTHOOD | 9 | Second teen crime drama in The Hood Trilogy of films, released in 2008 |
| 38% | SYNE | 4 | Last word in the first song of the year |
| 38% | SHANE | 5 | 1953 film or the last word spoken in it |
| 38% | KETT | 4 | Last name in the funnies for nearly 50 years |
| 38% | USSR | 4 | "Back in the ___" (song released in the sixth year after the Cuban Missile Crisis) |
| 38% | PYRO | 4 | Inflammatory role Aaron Stanford played in the film "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006) |
| 38% | RAMS | 4 | Only team to not score a Super Bowl touchdown in the last 45 years |
| 38% | NINE | 4 | Studio album released by Blink-182 in September last year |
| 38% | SHUT | 4 | Last word in the title of Kubrick's last film |
| 38% | ANDTHECOBBLER | 13 | Animated fantasy film "The Thief ___" which was under production for 29 years before its release in 1993: 3 wds. |
| 37% | ANNO | 4 | In the year: Lat. |
| 37% | OFOUR | 5 | In the year ___ Lord ... |
| 37% | DUNCE | 5 | Last in the class |
| 37% | BELOW | 5 | Later in the text |
| 37% | SEPT | 4 | Last month in the U.S. government's fiscal year: Abbr. |
| 37% | KILL | 4 | Last word in the titles of two 1980s James Bond films |
| 37% | WOMAN | 5 | Kesha song that features in the final scene of this year's film "Birds of Prey" |