| 100% | RNB | 3 | Short way of writing Rhythm and Blues |
| 42% | STL | 3 | Home of the Blues and the Cardinals, for short |
| 41% | STL | 3 | Home of baseball’s Cardinals and hockey’s Blues, for short |
| 41% | FUNK | 4 | Musical genre based on rhythm and blues |
| 41% | SOUL | 4 | Music genre related to rhythm and blues |
| 41% | SOUL | 4 | Music genre akin to rhythm and blues |
| 41% | MUSIC | 5 | Rhythm and blues, for example |
| 41% | STYLE | 5 | Way of writing or dressing |
| 40% | SITO | 4 | Johnny nicknamed "The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues" |
| 40% | NOTES | 5 | To the point and short pieces of writings |
| 40% | ZYDECO | 6 | Rhythm and blues from French Creole Louisiana |
| 39% | SHORTHAND | 9 | Concise way of writing notes |
| 39% | OEM | 3 | Short way of referring to a parts manufacturer |
| 39% | ESSAY | 5 | Short piece of writing |
| 39% | RANDB | 5 | Genre of music that is short for "rhythm and blues": 3 wds. |
| 38% | OEM | 3 | Short way of referring to a computer parts maker |
| 38% | STYLE | 5 | Personal way of writing or dressing, say |
| 38% | ESS | 3 | Short piece of writing: ___ay |
| 37% | MOS | 3 | Ways of doing things, for short |
| 37% | POEM | 4 | Short piece of writing that often rhymes |
| 37% | GAITS | 5 | Ways of walking, like trot and canter |
| 37% | THRU | 4 | By way of, for short |
| 37% | THRO | 4 | By way of, for short |
| 36% | ESSAY | 5 | Short piece of writing on a particular subject |
| 36% | VIAJACOBI | 9 | Way of St. James, between Bodensee and Geneve |
| 36% | DOOWOP | 6 | Style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the US in the 1950s |
| 36% | NYMET | 5 | Orange and blue wearer, for short |
| 35% | ASL | 3 | Way of talking with one’s hands, for short |
| 35% | USOFA | 5 | "Red, white and blue" land, for short |
| 35% | USOFA | 5 | Red, white and blue land, for short |