| 100% | BLUTO | 5 | Role in "Popeye" or "South Side" |
| 68% | MARIA | 5 | Role in “The Sound of Music” or “West Side Story” |
| 54% | NUN | 3 | Role in "Doubt" or "Dead Man Walking" |
| 54% | DARLA | 5 | Role in "Our Gang" or "Queen Sugar" |
| 53% | KONA | 4 | North or South district in Hawaii |
| 52% | ANITA | 5 | Rita's role in "West Side Story" |
| 52% | WIND | 4 | East, West, North or South, in mahjong |
| 52% | CHARACTER | 9 | A role in a play or movie |
| 51% | ANITA | 5 | Rita Moreno's role in "West Side Story" |
| 51% | LEAD | 4 | Starring role in a play (male or female) |
| 51% | ACTED | 5 | Had a role in a movie or play |
| 51% | MIMI | 4 | Lead role in "Rent" or "La Bohème" |
| 49% | LAKE | 4 | Maracaibo or Titicaca, in South America |
| 48% | OLIVE | 5 | Popeye's gal or a garnish in a martini |
| 48% | STARRING | 8 | __ role, lead character in a film or play |
| 48% | GANG | 4 | Jets or Sharks, in "West Side Story" |
| 47% | TEXASTOAST | 10 | Bread-and-butter side served in the South |
| 47% | UNNAILED | 8 | Loose, in a way, as planks or siding |
| 46% | KEN | 3 | Role for Ryan Gosling, Simu Liu, or Ncuti Gatwa in "Barbie" |
| 46% | MARIA | 5 | Lead role for Rachel Zegler in West Side Story |
| 46% | GANG | 4 | The Jets or the Sharks, in "West Side Story" |
| 46% | GANG | 4 | The Sharks or the Jets, in "West Side Story" |
| 46% | CYCLONE | 7 | Severe storm in the South Pacific or Indian Ocean |
| 46% | EMOTE | 5 | Express, in stage or movie role |
| 45% | ANITA | 5 | "West Side Story" role for Ariana DeBose or Rita Moreno |
| 44% | CARB | 4 | Nutrient that's limited in the South Beach or Paleo diet |
| 44% | RICE | 4 | White or brown side dish in a Chinese restaurant |
| 44% | ANITA | 5 | Rita Moreno’s role in “West Side Story” |
| 44% | SHUTOUT | 7 | In baseball or ice hockey, a game where the losing side fails to score |
| 44% | MAUI | 4 | Dwayne Johnson's role in "Moana," or the name of a Hawaiian island |