| 100% | HIRT | 4 | Trumpeter referred to by Leut. "swingin" Steven Hauk in his "Good Morning, Vietnam" comedy routine |
| 23% | BEAUTYS | 7 | Something one might need to look good in the morning |
| 23% | DROID | 5 | Sci-fi term that refers to a robot in human-like form, popularized by "Star Wars" |
| 23% | BOZ | 3 | Pseudonym used by Charles Dickens in contributions to the Morning Chronicle newspaper |
| 22% | NATURE | 6 | It's "loved by what is best in us," according to Emerson |
| 22% | CLARENCE | 8 | Darrow referred to as the "Attorney for the Damned" in a 2011 book by John A. Farrell |
| 22% | OLIVIA | 6 | & 7D Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar winner for To Each His Own |
| 22% | MICE | 4 | Devices first referred to in Section II, Paragraph 2b4 of "Computer-Aided Display Control" by Bill English in 1965 |
| 21% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich referred to by three consonants |
| 21% | SPOCK | 5 | Role referred to by the comment |
| 21% | CITED | 5 | Referred to in text |
| 21% | MENTION | 7 | Refer to in passing |
| 21% | BEDANDBREAKFAST | 15 | Establishment often referred to by its initials |
| 21% | AMIES | 5 | Hardy —, dressmaker by appointment to Queen Elizabeth II who founded his own fashion house in 1946 |
| 21% | CITES | 5 | Refers to in a footnote |
| 21% | CITE | 4 | Refer to in a footnote |
| 21% | YMCAS | 5 | Facilities often referred to by their first letter |
| 21% | BLTS | 4 | Sandwiches referred to by the ingredients' initials: Abbr. |
| 21% | YMCA | 4 | Facility often referred to by its first letter |
| 21% | YMCA | 4 | Org. often referred to by its first letter |
| 21% | FAVA | 4 | Type of beans referred to by Hannibal Lecter |
| 21% | ADVERTED | 8 | Referred to in writing or speech |
| 21% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, in a research paper |
| 21% | CITE | 4 | Refer to, in a term paper |
| 21% | MENTION | 7 | Refer to or name in conversation |
| 21% | CITE | 4 | Refer to in an academic paper |
| 21% | MENTION | 7 | Refer to; bring up in conversation |
| 21% | CITES | 5 | Refers to, in a journal article |
| 21% | CANDIDA | 7 | Comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1894 that revolves around the lives of a clergyman and his wife |
| 20% | SALFORD | 7 | The Dirty Old Town referred to by Ewan MacColl |