| 100% | YOUTH | 5 | Young adult |
| 100% | TEEN | 4 | Young adult |
| 86% | ACNE | 4 | Young adult's skin problem |
| 84% | FOREVER | 7 | Young adult novel by Judy Blume |
| 82% | DIVERGENT | 9 | Young adult dystopian series by Veronica Roth |
| 82% | WILDCHILD | 9 | Reckless young adult, a hellraiser |
| 80% | JUDYBLUME | 9 | Young adult author and writer of Forever, Blubber |
| 80% | TOMSWIFT | 8 | Boy genius of young adult fiction |
| 80% | WAR | 3 | "The Chocolate ___" (classic young adult novel) |
| 80% | TEENS | 5 | Many readers of young adult fiction |
| 79% | AGEGROUP | 8 | Teens or young adults, for example |
| 79% | CHILDREN | 8 | Young humans, not adults |
| 77% | BOTTLE | 6 | Spin the __, young adults' kissing party game |
| 77% | HOOT | 4 | Young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen about an owl habitat |
| 74% | OURSTARS | 8 | The Fault in __, young adult novel by John Green |
| 74% | TWIHARD | 7 | Avid fan of a Stephenie Meyer young adult series |
| 70% | VOTE | 4 | Rock the ___ (group that encourages young adults to participate in elections) |
| 69% | HOLES | 5 | 2003 Shia LaBeouf film based on a Louis Sachar young adult novel |
| 69% | TOD | 3 | "The Chronicles of Vladimir ___" (hit young adult book series about a vampire) |
| 67% | THEMAZERUNNER | 13 | Dystopian young adult novel that was turned into a 2014 movie: 3 wds. |
| 62% | SHAN | 4 | Young-adult fiction author Darren |
| 62% | REITMAN | 7 | "Young Adult" director Jason |
| 61% | TTYL | 4 | What best-selling 2004 young adult novel was written entirely in the form of instant messages? |
| 60% | WIE | 3 | Youngest golfer ever to win a U.S.G.A. adult event (age 13) |
| 59% | ANGIETHOMAS | 11 | Author of the young adult novels 30-Across and the upcoming "On the Come Up": 2 wds. |
| 58% | MAZE | 4 | "The ___ Runner" (young adult novel) |
| 56% | JASONREYNOLDS | 13 | Author whose novel "Long Way Down" won the 2018 Edgar Award in the Best Young Adult category: 2 wds. |
| 53% | EAT | 3 | "How to ___ Fried Worms" (classic young-adult novel) |
| 49% | LOUISSACHAR | 11 | Young-adult fiction writer who won the 1999 Newbery Medal for "Holes" |
| 48% | BLUBBER | 7 | 1974 young adult novel by 45-Across that is #43 on the ALA's Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books (2000-2009) (2 wds.) |