| 100% | PETERFINCH | 10 | "Network" actor with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 76% | SHERYLCROW | 10 | "Strong Enough" singer with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 75% | JONATHANSWIFT | 13 | "Gulliver's Travels" writer with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 68% | BLUEJAYS | 8 | Toronto ___, Canadian baseball team in MLB with a bird-themed name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MRT | 3 | "Rocky III" actor with a signature Mohawk: 2 wds. |
| 58% | VANILLAICE | 10 | '90s rapper with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | ROLDGOLD | 8 | Pretzel brand with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical drink with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | GREENTEA | 8 | Chinese beverage with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Comedy film director with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MICHAELBAY | 10 | Action film director with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SAMELLIOTT | 10 | "A Star Is Born" actor with a distinctive mustache: 2 wds. |
| 56% | WALTONGOGGINS | 13 | "Fallout" actor with a featured role in "The White Lotus" season 3: 2 wds. |
| 55% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | CHICAGOFIRE | 11 | Illinois-based MLS team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | CALGARYFLAMES | 13 | Alberta-based NHL team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | Arizona-based NBA team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | MRT | 3 | "Rocky III" actor with a mohawk (2 wds.) |
| 55% | HENRYHEIMLICH | 13 | Thoracic surgeon with a lifesaving "maneuver" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ELNINO | 6 | Pacific weather phenomenon with a Spanish name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SCOTTGLENN | 10 | "The Right Stuff" actor with a featured role in "The White Lotus" season 3: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SHIRLEYTEMPLE | 13 | 1930s child actress with a kiddie cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Late comedian/talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | JOHNNYRIVERS | 12 | "Poor Side of Town" singer with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | SNOWPATROL | 10 | "Chasing Cars" band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ISPY | 4 | Kids' observation game with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ICESPICE | 8 | "Princess Diana" rapper with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |