| 100% | OLDWOMAN | 8 | She lived in a shoe with many children |
| 48% | SOW | 3 | She lives in a sty |
| 48% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer who lives in a castle with her cats |
| 47% | ANNABELLEE | 10 | She lived in a "kingdom by the sea" |
| 45% | WAS | 3 | "There ___ an old woman who lived in a shoe ..." |
| 45% | MARGARETKEANE | 13 | American painter, featured in a 2014 biopic, known for her women and children with big eyes: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ANOLD | 5 | "There was ___ woman who lived in a shoe": 2 wds. |
| 43% | PENNYLOAFER | 11 | Shoe with a coin in it |
| 42% | HERMIA | 6 | She's in a triangle with Lysander and Demetrius |
| 42% | BROTH | 5 | What the Old Woman in a Shoe fed her kids |
| 42% | ANT | 3 | Animal that might live in a "farm" filled with sand |
| 42% | LATINA | 6 | She may live in a barrio |
| 41% | MILEY | 5 | She sang in a noted video duet with Robin |
| 40% | CHERUB | 6 | In art, a chubby child with wings |
| 39% | TRAPDOOR | 8 | Spider that lives in a hole with a hinged lid |
| 39% | PUMA | 4 | Shoe company with a cat in its logo |
| 39% | ICE | 3 | With 8-Across, appliance in many a hotel hallway |
| 39% | ELM | 3 | Common street name in a neighborhood with many trees |
| 39% | SPIN | 4 | Turn in many a children's game |
| 39% | AREARYA | 7 | Floor covering in many a living room |
| 38% | REBA | 4 | McEntire with a twang in her voice |
| 38% | PALIN | 5 | She had a vice presidential debate with Biden in 2008 |
| 38% | HONEYBEE | 8 | Flying insect that lives in a hive with its queen |
| 38% | ECCO | 4 | Danish shoe company with stores in many malls |
| 38% | SPIN | 4 | Turn in many a children's board game |
| 38% | KESHA | 5 | Pop singer once with a $ in her name |
| 38% | MAEWEST | 7 | She quipped "I've been in more laps than a napkin" |
| 37% | PUMA | 4 | Athletic shoe brand with a cat in its logo |
| 37% | PATTI | 5 | LaBelle with a street in Philadelphia named after her |
| 37% | INDIAARIE | 9 | "Acoustic Soul" singer with a country in her name |