| 100% | BLANCO | 6 | Walter’s surname in “Metástasis,” the Colombian remake of “Breaking Bad” |
| 45% | BAGGINS | 7 | Frodo and Bilbo's surname in the Lord of the Rings |
| 43% | ULCER | 5 | Bad feeling in the pit of one's stomach? |
| 43% | NOODLEBAR | 9 | Remake of the 1968 film "Bandolero!" that's set in a restaurant serving ramen? |
| 43% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams) |
| 43% | BELCHER | 7 | The surname of the main family in Bob's Burgers |
| 43% | IRONS | 5 | Surname of Jeremy, Scar in 1994's The Lion King |
| 42% | ARNAZ | 5 | Surname of the baby on TV Guide’s first cover, in 1953 |
| 41% | CRANSTON | 8 | Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle star Bryan |
| 41% | SKYLER | 6 | Walter White's wife in Breaking Bad |
| 41% | ZEKE | 4 | First name of the wolf in Disney's "The Big Bad Wolf" |
| 40% | RODRIGUEZ | 9 | Surname of the American League's Most Valuable Player in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 |
| 40% | GROPIUS | 7 | Walter __, creator of the Bauhaus in Weimar |
| 40% | CULLEN | 6 | Surname of the vampire family in Twilight |
| 40% | HALFTIME | 8 | Break in the middle of a match |
| 39% | CORLEONE | 8 | Surname of the mob family in The Godfather |
| 39% | GIBB | 4 | Surname of the brothers in the Bee Gees |
| 39% | NAZI | 4 | Bad guy in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" |
| 39% | OPENSECRET | 10 | The bad behavior of someone in power, perhaps |
| 39% | BOUVIER | 7 | Surname of Patty and Selma in The Simpsons |
| 39% | GONZO | 5 | In the style of Hunter S. Thompson, say |
| 39% | RICESOUP | 8 | Remake of the 2009 film "Precious" in which people cook basmati in broth? |
| 39% | EARCLIPS | 8 | Remake of the 2018 film "Replicas" in which people wear piercing-free jewelry? |
| 39% | BARRYMORE | 9 | Surname of a famous acting family in the US |
| 39% | CORLEONE | 8 | The surname of an Italian family depicted in films |
| 39% | DICAPRIO | 8 | Surname of an actor in Titanic and The Revenant |
| 38% | LUTE | 4 | Instrument broken over Hortensio's head in "The Taming of the Shrew" |
| 38% | AGEE | 4 | Surname of James, author of A Death in the Family |
| 38% | HARPER | 6 | Surname of the brothers in Two and a Half Men |
| 38% | DIAZ | 4 | Player of the bad teacher in "Bad Teacher" |