| 100% | YOU | 3 | With 10-Down, 1983 Lionel Richie hit |
| 82% | YOU | 3 | With 115-Down, 1983 Lionel Richie hit |
| 67% | YOUARE | 6 | 1983 Lionel Richie hit |
| 66% | YOU | 3 | With 32-Across, a 1983 Lionel Richie hit |
| 61% | YOUARE | 6 | 1983 hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Blake Shelton for 2012's "Tuskegee": 2 wds. |
| 56% | ARE | 3 | "You___" (1983 Lionel Richie hit) |
| 52% | BABYI | 5 | With 10-Down, 1967 hit for 42-Across |
| 51% | TRULY | 5 | Lionel Richie hit |
| 49% | ALLNIGHTLONG | 12 | 1983 Lionel Richie #1 song |
| 48% | SELA | 4 | 1987 Lionel Richie hit |
| 48% | YOUARE | 6 | #4 hit for Lionel Richie in 1983: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SAYYOUSAYME | 11 | 1985 hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Jason Aldean for 2012's "Tuskegee": 4 wds. |
| 46% | ENDLESSLOVE | 11 | 1981 hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Shania Twain for 2012's "Tuskegee": 2 wds. |
| 45% | EASY | 4 | 1977 Commodores hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Willie Nelson for 2012's "Tuskegee" |
| 45% | YOUARE | 6 | 1983 Lionel Richie title words before "the sun" and "the rain" |
| 43% | SAILON | 6 | 1979 Commodores hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Tim McGraw for 2012's "Tuskegee": 2 wds. |
| 43% | INMY | 4 | With 10-Across, 1963 hit for the Beach Boys |
| 42% | LADY | 4 | 1980 Kenny Rogers hit Lionel Richie rerecorded with Kenny Rogers for 2012's "Tuskegee" |
| 41% | MOTOR | 5 | With 10-Down, stopover |
| 40% | ERNO | 4 | With 10-Down, "Charmaine" songwriter |
| 40% | HAIR | 4 | With 10-Down, bun protectors |
| 40% | BLING | 5 | With 10-Down, flashy jewelry |
| 40% | HER | 3 | With 10-Down, important woman |
| 40% | ONE | 3 | With 10-Down, certain punch |
| 40% | RUN | 3 | With 10-Down, go wild |
| 40% | RED | 3 | With 10-Down, Irish draught |
| 40% | GOTO | 4 | With 10-Down, turn in |
| 40% | HULA | 4 | With 10-Down, Waikiki entertainer |
| 40% | NEGATIVE | 8 | With 10-Down, critical comments |
| 40% | TWOEGG | 6 | With 10-Down, breakfast choice |