| 100% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 52% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Pirates of the Caribbean" actor who has been a UN Goodwill Ambassador for children: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey: 2 wds. |
| 51% | DAMIANLEWIS | 11 | Winner of the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Homeland": 2 wds. |
| 51% | MERRITTWEVER | 12 | 2013 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Nurse Jackie": 2 wds. |
| 51% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LAPOF | 5 | ___ honor, another name for a victory round on the track after the conclusion of a race: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Winner of the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Breaking Bad": 2 wds. |
| 51% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | 2014 and 2015 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Mom": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 48% | SIDNEYPOITIER | 13 | "Lilies of the Field" actor who won a Grammy for the spoken word recording of his book "The Measure of a Man": 2 wds. |
| 47% | EARLYBIRD | 9 | Catcher of the worm, in a proverb: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 47% | SOAPDISH | 8 | Container for a bar of Dial: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | Author of the absurdist play "Waiting for Godot": 2 wds. |
| 45% | WRITEUP | 7 | Report for a violation |
| 45% | KIRKDOUGLAS | 11 | Star of the 1956 artist biopic "Lust for Life": 2 wds. |
| 45% | MRT | 3 | Breakout star of the 1980s show "The A-Team": 2 wds. |
| 45% | SAMSMITH | 8 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "Spectre": 2 wds. |
| 45% | TOMJONES | 8 | Singer of the theme song for the Bond movie "Thunderball": 2 wds. |
| 44% | THECROWN | 8 | Historical drama series about the rule of Queen Elizabeth II: 2 wds. |
| 44% | LUKEBRYAN | 9 | Singer of the 2014 #1 country hit "Drink a Beer": 2 wds. |
| 44% | THEINCREDIBLES | 14 | Pixar film about a family of superheroes that won the 2005 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FOUL | 4 | Violation of the rules in football |
| 44% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HERBBROOKS | 10 | Coach of the US hockey team for the 1980 Winter Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 44% | WALTERMURPHY | 12 | Composer of the theme music for the American sitcom, "Family Guy": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DAKPRESCOTT | 11 | Associated Press's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2016: 2 wds. |
| 44% | GRACEKELLY | 10 | Blonde star of the 1954 Hitchcock film "Dial M for Murder": 2 wds. |