| 100% | THOUSAND | 8 | Vanessa Carlton's hit song, A __ Miles |
| 47% | HELLO | 5 | Adele's hit song that's a common greeting |
| 47% | SHALLOW | 7 | Hit song from 2018's A Star Is Born |
| 47% | YMCA | 4 | Village People's hit song with a spelling dance |
| 47% | GUN | 3 | Aerosmith hit song "Janie's Got a ___" |
| 45% | REM | 3 | Ariana Grande's hit song which is also a sleep phase: Abbr. |
| 45% | OMG | 3 | 2010 Usher hit song that's also a text abbreviation |
| 44% | BABYSHARK | 9 | Recent viral children's hit song with a sharp-toothed title: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MUSTANGSALLY | 12 | Wilson Pickett hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 44% | SWEETCAROLINE | 13 | Neil Diamond hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 44% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | Beach Boys hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |
| 44% | CHERISH | 7 | Top 5 hit song from Madonna's "Like a Prayer" album |
| 43% | BARBARAANN | 10 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (2 wds.) |
| 43% | HELPMERHONDA | 12 | 1965 41-Across hit song with a girl's name (3 wds.) |
| 43% | MOONRIVER | 9 | It's "wider than a mile," in an old song |
| 43% | GREATEST | 8 | __ hits; collection of a band's best-known songs |
| 43% | MOPSILOVEYOU | 12 | Hit song by a Beatles janitor? |
| 43% | ITS | 3 | Bonnie Tyler hit song "___ a Heartache" |
| 42% | PLAYS | 5 | Hit songs get a lot of them |
| 42% | DAY | 3 | "Ordinary ___" (Top 40 Vanessa Carlton song) |
| 42% | UMBRELLA | 8 | Hit song by Rihanna with a weather theme |
| 41% | LEG | 3 | AC/DC hit song "Shake a ___" |
| 41% | LAYLA | 5 | Hit song by Eric Clapton titled after a lady |
| 39% | ROCKETMAN | 9 | 1972 hit song inspired by a Ray Bradbury story |
| 39% | ALLBLUES | 8 | Miles Davis song named for a genre |
| 39% | REMIX | 5 | DJ's version of a hit song |
| 39% | SHES | 4 | "___ a Woman," 1964 hit Beatles song |
| 39% | ATISKETATASKET | 14 | Hit song by 48-Across based on a nursery rhyme (2 wds.) |
| 39% | FEELINGS | 8 | Hit song of the 1970s with a repetitive "whoa whoa whoa" chorus |
| 38% | FOR | 3 | "Clap ___ the Wolfman" (Guess Who hit song about a DJ) |