| 100% | MAJOR | 5 | Rank for Tom in Bowie's "Space Oddity" |
| 53% | MAJOR | 5 | Tom's rank in a David Bowie song |
| 50% | PVT | 3 | Ryan's rank in a Tom Hanks movie, for short |
| 45% | MAJOR | 5 | "Ground Control to ___ Tom" (lyric in David Bowie's "Space Oddity") |
| 42% | ODDITY | 6 | Hit for David Bowie in 1969, Space __ |
| 42% | ATLANTA | 7 | Setting for Tom Wolfe's "A Man in Full" |
| 41% | MAVERICK | 8 | Call sign for Tom Cruise's character in Top Gun |
| 41% | GAP | 3 | Space in Eddie Murphy's teeth, for example |
| 39% | SGT | 3 | Snorkel's rank in "Beetle Bailey," for short |
| 39% | PVT | 3 | Ryan's rank in a Tom Hanks film: Abbr. |
| 38% | CAT | 3 | Tom, in "Tom & Jerry," for one |
| 37% | INSP | 4 | Rank for detectives in many British TV shows (Abbr.) |
| 37% | INSP | 4 | Rank for detectives in many British crime shows (Abbr.) |
| 37% | SEED | 4 | Ranking for a team or player in a tournament |
| 37% | OTTO | 4 | Title role for Tom Hanks in 2022 |
| 36% | MAVERICK | 8 | Call sign for Tom Cruise in Top Gun |
| 36% | ETHAN | 5 | ___ Hunt, role for Tom Cruise in "Mission: Impossible" |
| 36% | HOLD | 4 | Space in a ship for cargo |
| 36% | BOOT | 4 | Space in a car for luggage |
| 36% | GARAGE | 6 | Space in a building for parking cars |
| 36% | MORGUES | 7 | Spaces in hospitals for storing the deceased |
| 35% | FREDROGERS | 10 | Oscar-nominated role for Tom Hanks in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 34% | STORAGE | 7 | Space available in a room for keeping things in |
| 34% | ROOM | 4 | Space for cream and sugar, in coffee order lingo |
| 34% | ENS | 3 | Junior rank in the navy, for short |
| 34% | DAVID | 5 | ___ Bowie, iconic rock legend known for his song "Space Oddity" |
| 34% | PLAYROOM | 8 | Space in a house for children to have fun in |
| 34% | NEWSHOLE | 8 | Space in a paper available for journalism instead of ads |
| 34% | MANCAVE | 7 | Space in a home meant for dad and the boys |
| 34% | LEDGE | 5 | S___hammers were used to hammer in spikes for railroads |