| 100% | SOUL | 4 | The Empress of ___ (nickname for Gladys Knight) |
| 59% | OPAL | 4 | The Empress of Australia, for one |
| 56% | ATOWN | 5 | Nickname for the capital of Georgia |
| 56% | RIH | 3 | Nickname for the singer of "Umbrella" |
| 55% | THEDUKE | 7 | Nickname for the star of The Searchers |
| 55% | QUEENBEY | 8 | Nickname for the singer of "Single Ladies" |
| 55% | OMAHA | 5 | The Oracle of ___, nickname for Warren Buffett |
| 55% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the title character of “Anora” |
| 55% | HOTLANTA | 8 | Nickname for the capital of the Peach State |
| 55% | ZONA | 4 | Nickname for the Wildcats of the Pac-12 |
| 54% | TREASURESTATE | 13 | Nickname for the site of Glacier National Paaarrrk! |
| 54% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname for the new host of "Celebrity Apprentice" |
| 54% | REDCOAT | 7 | Nickname for a British soldier of the 1700s |
| 54% | BEY | 3 | Nickname for the singer of "Get Me Bodied" |
| 54% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for the 16th President of the United States |
| 54% | SOCAL | 5 | Nickname for the lower portion of the Golden State |
| 54% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for one of the presidents on Mount Rushmore |
| 54% | BIGO | 4 | Nickname for the Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson |
| 54% | TSWIZZLE | 8 | Nickname for Time's 2023 Person of the Year |
| 54% | SWAT | 4 | The Sultan of ___, nickname for baseball legend Babe Ruth |
| 54% | RIRI | 4 | Reduplicative nickname for the singer of “Umbrella” |
| 54% | DUMPLING | 8 | Norfolk __, nickname for inhabitants of the county |
| 53% | ELCID | 5 | Nickname for the medieval Spanish knight Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar |
| 53% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the flag of the United States of America |
| 53% | WOBBLIES | 8 | Nickname for members of the Industrial Workers of the World |
| 53% | MELC | 4 | Nickname for "Sporty Spice" of the Spice Girls (2 wds.) |
| 53% | OPPIE | 5 | Nickname for the protagonist of 2024's Best Picture winner |
| 53% | PAPAHAYDN | 9 | Affectionate nickname for the "Father of the Symphony" |
| 53% | BEN | 3 | Big ___, nickname for the Great Bell of London |
| 52% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |