| 100% | PEARLJAM | 8 | "Better Man" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 79% | GREENDAY | 8 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 66% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" rock band with a colorful name (3 wds.) |
| 65% | PURPLERAIN | 10 | 1984 Prince power ballad with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 65% | GREENTEA | 8 | Chinese beverage with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 63% | THEBYRDS | 8 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 63% | BLUECHRISTMAS | 13 | 1957 Elvis Presley holiday song with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 62% | GREENLIGHT | 10 | 2008 John Legend R&B hit with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 60% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 59% | THELUMINEERS | 12 | Denver-based folk rock band with a self-titled 2012 debut album: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SNOWPATROL | 10 | "Chasing Cars" band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 59% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 58% | THEMONKEES | 10 | "Daydream Believer" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 57% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 56% | MEREDITHGREY | 12 | ABC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Ellen Pompeo since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 55% | RACHELGREEN | 11 | NBC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Jennifer Aniston from 1994 to 2004: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band with a slash in its name |
| 54% | ALGREEN | 7 | "Let's Stay Together" soul singer with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 53% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | CBS TV character with a colorful last name, played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| 52% | THETHE | 6 | Modern rock band with a repetitive name |
| 52% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |
| 51% | AMERICA | 7 | "Sister Golden Hair" rock band with a country for a name |
| 51% | IMPALA | 6 | Tame ___ (psychedelic rock band with a horned animal in its name) |
| 51% | GLASSANIMALS | 12 | British indie rock band fronted by Dave Bayley and nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 51% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 51% | KANSAS | 6 | "Carry on Wayward Son" rock band with a state for a name |
| 51% | VANHALEN | 8 | "Jump" rock band whose backstage requests have included a bowl of M&Ms with all the brown ones removed: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ACDC | 4 | Rock band name with a slash |
| 50% | SPINALTAP | 9 | "Stonehenge" pseudo-band with a "metal umlaut" over an N in its name: 2 wds. |
| 50% | VANHALEN | 8 | Rock band with the 1980s hits "Jump" and "Panama": 2 wds. |