| 100% | SALT | 4 | Seasoning mentioned in the Jimmy Buffett's song "Margaritaville" |
| 90% | SALT | 4 | Seasoning mentioned in the Jimmy Buffett song "Margaritaville" |
| 48% | WINTER | 6 | Season mentioned in the first line of Richard III |
| 46% | APHRODITE | 9 | Goddess mentioned in the song "She's So High," after Cleopatra and Joan of Arc |
| 45% | AMARILLO | 8 | City mentioned in the song “Route 66” |
| 45% | SOUTHCENTRAL | 12 | Neighborhood mentioned in the song "California Love" |
| 45% | BANJO | 5 | Musical instrument mentioned in the song "Oh! Susanna" |
| 45% | NAENAE | 6 | Dance mentioned in the 2015 song "Watch Me" |
| 45% | STYX | 4 | River mentioned in the Hadestown song "Epic II" |
| 45% | DEER | 4 | Animal mentioned in the song "Do-Re-Mi" |
| 44% | OREOSHAKE | 9 | Drink mentioned in the Walker Hayes song "Fancy Like" |
| 43% | GLENNMILLER | 11 | Musician mentioned in the theme song to "All in the Family" |
| 43% | WYATTEARP | 9 | Frontiersman mentioned in the classic song "Western Movies" by the Olympics |
| 43% | RESEDA | 6 | Los Angeles suburb mentioned in the Tom Petty song "Free Fallin'" |
| 42% | STONEAGE | 8 | Historic period mentioned in the theme song to "The Flintstones": 2 wds. |
| 42% | TBIRD | 5 | Ford model mentioned in the Beach Boys song "Fun, Fun, Fun": Hyph. |
| 42% | SAGE | 4 | Seasoning mentioned with parsley, rosemary, and thyme, in a song |
| 42% | LIU | 3 | Actress Lucy who was mentioned in the lyrics of the song "Hey Ya!" |
| 41% | LIU | 3 | Actress Lucy who is mentioned in the lyrics of the OutKast song "Hey Ya!" |
| 39% | OVER | 4 | "When the Party's ___," Billie Eilish song released in 2018 which featured in season three of "Riverdale" |
| 39% | HULAHOOP | 8 | Toy mentioned in "The Chipmunk Song" |
| 38% | BARQS | 5 | A&W rival mentioned in the Mary-Chapin Carpenter song "I Feel Lucky" |
| 38% | LION | 4 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics of Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 38% | TIGER | 5 | Animal mentioned in the lyrics to Katy Perry's "Roar" |
| 38% | MEADOW | 6 | "Over in the ___" (children's song) |
| 38% | RING | 4 | Jimmy Buffett's "If the Phone Doesn't ___, It's Me" |
| 37% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (Bruce Springsteen song) |
| 37% | TOSEA | 5 | Words repeated in the "Sailor's Song" |
| 37% | BELOW | 5 | Mentioned in the following paragraphs |
| 37% | PINACOLADA | 10 | Drink mentioned in Rupert Holmes's song "Escape" |