| 100% | NIGHTMARE | 9 | The __ Before Christmas was released in 1993 |
| 52% | DOOM | 4 | First-person shooter game released in 1993 by id Software which is considered to be one of the most influential video games of all time |
| 49% | NORTHERN | 8 | Hemisphere where Christmas is in the winter |
| 49% | COMPUTER | 8 | The Apple 1 __ was released in 1976 |
| 48% | MAKINGWAVES | 11 | David Hasselhoff's autobiography that was released in the UK in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 47% | EVE | 3 | Christmas ___ (a day before the gifts are exchanged) |
| 47% | ADVENT | 6 | The season before Christmas in Christianity |
| 47% | TETRIS | 6 | Game which was released in 1984 and holds the record for most copies sold ever |
| 47% | ROBIN | 5 | "___ Hood," movie starring Jamie Foxx which will release in the month of Thanksgiving this year |
| 47% | OUTLAW | 6 | "___ King," movie starring Chris Pine which will release in the month of Thanksgiving this year |
| 46% | ILOVELA | 7 | 1983 song by Randy Newman that was released in the album "Trouble in Paradise": 3 wds. |
| 45% | ANTZ | 4 | Animated movie released in 1998 shortly before the similar "A Bug's Life" |
| 45% | ANTE | 4 | Amount bet in poker before the cards are dealt |
| 44% | INN | 3 | Place that was out of room, in the Christmas story |
| 44% | JACKFROST | 9 | He is nipping at your nose in The Christmas Song |
| 44% | NOPE | 4 | Song Jeff Tweedy of "Wilco" wrote which was released on the album "Schmilco" in 2016 |
| 44% | REM | 3 | Ariana Grande song, released in 2018 where the phrase "wake up" is sung 24 times |
| 43% | CYBERPUNK | 9 | Experimental Billy Idol album released in 1993 |
| 43% | SWEET | 5 | The kind of dishes that are served before fruits in a multi-course meal |
| 42% | DEPP | 4 | Johnny ___, who starred in the film "Edward Scissorhands," that is set around Christmas |
| 42% | STAMP | 5 | Elvis Presley Forever ___, tribute to Elvis Presley that was released by the U.S. Postal Service in 2015 |
| 42% | JACK | 4 | I am the little boy Horner who stuck his finger in a Christmas pie |
| 42% | KILLERS | 7 | "___ of the Flower Moon," film starring Leonardo DiCaprio whose release date is in 2023 |
| 41% | THECONTRACTOR | 13 | 2007 American action film starring Lena Headey, that was released on direct-to DVD in the US: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ELFIN | 5 | Like Will Ferrell, in the best Christmas movie |
| 41% | FARKUS | 6 | Scut ___, villain in the 1983 film "A Christmas Story" who is played by Zack Ward |
| 41% | MARITA | 6 | ___ Geraghty, "This Is My Life" actress who plays Nancy in the 1993 film "Groundhog Day" |
| 40% | MALLS | 5 | Crowded spots in the week before Christmas |
| 40% | RKO | 3 | Its final production was released in 1959 |
| 40% | EVE | 3 | Night before the holiday, as in "Christmas ___" |