| 100% | THEBYRDS | 8 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 79% | THEMONKEES | 10 | "Daydream Believer" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 78% | DEFLEPPARD | 10 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" band with a purposely misspelled animal name: 2 wds. |
| 63% | GORILLAZ | 8 | "Feel Good Inc." band with a purposely misspelled animal name |
| 48% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 48% | SNOWPATROL | 10 | "Chasing Cars" band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PEARLJAM | 8 | "Better Man" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 44% | GREENDAY | 8 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SPINALTAP | 9 | "Stonehenge" pseudo-band with a "metal umlaut" over an N in its name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | IMPALA | 6 | Tame ___ (psychedelic rock band with a horned animal in its name) |
| 39% | BYRDS | 5 | "Mr. Tambourine Man" band, with "the" |
| 39% | YESSIR | 6 | Emphatic agreement with a man: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" rock band with a colorful name (3 wds.) |
| 38% | THELUMINEERS | 12 | Denver-based folk rock band with a self-titled 2012 debut album: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EZRACORNELL | 11 | Man for whom a New York Ivy League school is named, who shares his first name with "The Flash" actor Miller: 2 wds. |
| 38% | SHIRLEYTEMPLE | 13 | 1930s child actress with a kiddie cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IRONMAIDEN | 10 | "Metallic" band with the 2000 hit "The Wicker Man": 2 wds. |
| 37% | VANILLAICE | 10 | '90s rapper with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ROLDGOLD | 8 | Pretzel brand with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | PETERFINCH | 10 | "Network" actor with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical drink with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GREENTEA | 8 | Chinese beverage with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 37% | GINGERROGERS | 12 | "Top Hat" actress/dancer with a gin cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 36% | GRANDPRIX | 9 | International auto race with a name that means "great prize" in French: 2 wds. |
| 36% | FAMILYGUY | 9 | Fox animated series with a mother named Lois (voiced by Alex Borstein): 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARIOCUOMO | 10 | Former governor with a New York City bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |
| 36% | SAMUELBECKETT | 13 | "Waiting for Godot" playwright with a Dublin bridge named in his honor: 2 wds. |