| 100% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey: 2 wds. |
| 82% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey |
| 63% | ONTHEWAY | 8 | In the course of a journey (3 wds) |
| 54% | ONOUR | 5 | "We are ___ way" (in course of a journey): 2 wds. |
| 51% | INSIDEMAN | 9 | 2006 film in which Denzel Washington plays a detective negotiating for the release of hostages: 2 wds. |
| 50% | FANNIEFLAGG | 11 | Author of "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" who cameoed as a teacher in the 1991 film adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ASA | 3 | Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ROBERTPARISH | 12 | Hall-of-Fame Celtics center who played in the NBA while a grandfather: 2 wds. |
| 50% | BRETTFAVRE | 10 | Hall-of-Fame Packers quarterback who played in the NFL while a grandfather: 2 wds. |
| 49% | GORDIEHOWE | 10 | Hall-of-Fame Red Wings right wing who played in the NHL while a grandfather: 2 wds. |
| 49% | DAMIANLEWIS | 11 | Winner of the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Homeland": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for playing a music teacher in "Music of the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BENPLATT | 8 | Winner of the 2017 Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for "Dear Evan Hansen": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MERRITTWEVER | 12 | 2013 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Nurse Jackie": 2 wds. |
| 49% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | Winner of the 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: 2 wds. |
| 49% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 49% | ALYSSANAKKEN | 12 | First woman to coach on the field of a Major League Baseball game, for the San Francisco Giants in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DEIONSANDERS | 12 | A cornerback who played for the Baltimore Ravens, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2011: 2 wds |
| 48% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 48% | JEFFDANIELS | 11 | Winner of the 2013 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "The Newsroom": 2 wds. |
| 48% | BRYANCRANSTON | 13 | Winner of the 2014 Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for "Breaking Bad": 2 wds. |
| 48% | KATEMCKINNON | 12 | 2016 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALLISONJANNEY | 13 | 2014 and 2015 winner of the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for "Mom": 2 wds. |
| 48% | DANCEMONKEY | 11 | 2019 hit for Tones and I with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 48% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Starting in 2010, pop singer with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 69 consecutive weeks: 2 wds. |
| 48% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 48% | EDDIEREDMAYNE | 13 | "The Theory of Everything" actor who was nominated for a 2024 Tony for playing the Emcee in "Cabaret": 2 wds. |
| 48% | TREVORNOAH | 10 | "The Daily Show" star whose surname is a person in the book of Genesis: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game four times for the Edmonton Oilers: 2 wds. |
| 48% | MARIOLEMIEUX | 12 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game four times for the Pittsburgh Penguins: 2 wds. |