| 100% | PYLON | 5 | "M-Train" band who shares its name with a 1935 William Faulkner novel |
| 47% | TOTO | 4 | Band that shares its name with a film canine |
| 45% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 45% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological underworld river |
| 45% | XRAYSPEX | 8 | Punk band that shares its name with a novelty catalog purchase |
| 44% | LORNA | 5 | ___ Doone (cookie brand that shares its name with a character from a Victorian romance novel) |
| 44% | DISCOBISCUITS | 13 | Philadelphia jam band that shares its name with a club drug |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | "Mr. Roboto" band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 42% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALA | 3 | Abbreviation for a state that shares its name with a country band |
| 40% | OHIO | 4 | State that shares its name with a river |
| 40% | TAURUS | 6 | Car that shares its name with a bull |
| 40% | CHAD | 4 | Country that shares its name with a lake |
| 40% | POLO | 4 | Shirt that shares its name with a sport |
| 40% | CROCODILE | 9 | Reptile sharing its name with a Dostoevsky story |
| 40% | DIAMOND | 7 | Card suit sharing its name with a gemstone |
| 40% | SEDAN | 5 | French city that shares its name with a car |
| 40% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance giant that shares its name with a volcano |
| 40% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a canal |
| 40% | SLOTH | 5 | Deadly sin that shares its name with a mammal |
| 40% | KIWI | 4 | Fruit that shares its name with a flightless bird |
| 40% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that shares its name with a tree |
| 40% | BENGAL | 6 | Indian bay, shares its name with a big cat |
| 40% | ASPEN | 5 | Western city that shares its name with a tree |
| 40% | PENGUIN | 7 | Polar bird shares its name with a Batman villain |
| 40% | JADE | 4 | Plant that shares its name with a green gem |
| 40% | TABASCO | 7 | Hot sauce, shares its name with a Mexican state |
| 40% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece that shares its name with a bird |
| 40% | GOLDENEYE | 9 | Duck that shares its name with a Bond film |