| 100% | MONICAGELLER | 12 | Ross' sister, and a perfectionist chef in "Friends" |
| 47% | MONICA | 6 | She was Ross' sister in the sitcom Friends |
| 45% | BAMBI | 5 | Friend of Thumper and Flower, in a Disney movie |
| 44% | ELOISE | 6 | Fifth Bridgerton child, and a close friend of Penelope Featherington in "Bridgerton" |
| 44% | REY | 3 | Friend of Finn and Poe, in a popular film series |
| 44% | HAN | 3 | Friend of Luke and Lando, in a popular film series |
| 43% | ANAIS | 5 | Henry and June's friend, in a 1990 film |
| 43% | ENOLA | 5 | Sherlock and Mycroft’s sister, in a Nancy Springer series |
| 42% | NICKCARRAWAY | 12 | He is the narrator and a friend of Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby": 2 wds. |
| 41% | CHANDLER | 8 | Ross and Joey's male buddy in Friends |
| 41% | MELANIE | 7 | Scarlett's sister-in-law and best friend in "Gone With the Wind" |
| 40% | ENTOURAGE | 9 | A TV show about movie star Vincent Chase and his friends, in which Adrien Grenier starred |
| 40% | GELLER | 6 | Monica and Ross' last name in Friends |
| 39% | TOPSY | 5 | Title twin sister in a series of children's books by Jean and Gareth Adamson |
| 39% | HUCKLEBERRY | 11 | ___ Finn, a fictional character who first appeared in 51a and is a friend of the protagonist |
| 39% | JOSEPHCOTTEN | 12 | Actor who played a reporter and friend of the title character in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BOYARDEE | 8 | Chef in a grocery store |
| 38% | DERRY | 5 | "___ Girls," show starring Nicola Coughlan that follows a group of friends and is set in Northern Ireland |
| 38% | APEAR | 5 | "... and a partridge in ___ tree" |
| 38% | PADMA | 5 | ___ Lakshmi, celebrity chef who did not go to culinary school and has a degree in theatre and literature |
| 38% | TOAD | 4 | Frog and ___ (friends in a children's book series) |
| 37% | BIANCA | 6 | Younger sister played by Dorothy Jordan, Natasha Pyne, and Larisa Oleynik in film versions of a Shakespeare play |
| 37% | BEN | 3 | Ross and Carol's son in "Friends" |
| 37% | PEAR | 4 | "... and a partridge in a ___ tree" |
| 37% | TREE | 4 | "... and a partridge in a pear ___" |
| 37% | PEAR | 4 | “. . . and a partridge in a ___ tree” |
| 37% | TREE | 4 | “. . . and a partridge in a pear ___” |
| 36% | NUN | 3 | Sister in a convent |
| 36% | MATES | 5 | Friends in a pub |