| 100% | AFARS | 5 | & 13D French Territory of the —, name of present-day Djibouti from 1967-77 |
| 40% | EDO | 3 | Old name of the present day Japanese capital |
| 38% | MARDI | 5 | French day named after the Roman god of war |
| 38% | PIERRE | 6 | French form of the name Peter |
| 38% | HELENE | 6 | French version of the name Helen |
| 37% | EAUDENIL | 8 | Pale yellowish-green colour whose name derives from French phrase Water of the Nile |
| 37% | IAGO | 4 | The name of the villainous parrot from "Aladdin" |
| 36% | DENIM | 5 | Material with a name that comes from a shortening of the French for "serge from Nîmes" |
| 36% | COUPE | 5 | Type of car whose name comes from the French word for "cut" |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | French phrase in the names of some dishes: 2 wds. |
| 35% | FRY | 3 | The name of the lead character from the "Futurama" TV series |
| 35% | LES | 3 | Start of the name of many a French band |
| 35% | IRMA | 4 | The name of the waitress from "Garfield" |
| 35% | ASTRO | 5 | The name of the dog from "The Jetsons" |
| 35% | SID | 3 | The name of the sloth from "Ice Age" |
| 35% | BRIAN | 5 | The name of the dog from "Family Guy" |
| 35% | AVIGNON | 7 | French site of the Papal court from 1309 |
| 35% | ECLAIR | 6 | Creme-filled oblong pastry whose name comes from the French for a flash of lightning |
| 35% | MODERN | 6 | Of the present day |
| 34% | THORA | 5 | Name derived from the name of a Norse god |
| 34% | SALEM | 5 | The name of the cat from "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" |
| 34% | SKYWALKER | 9 | The last name of Luke and Anakin from Star Wars |
| 34% | BRIE | 4 | Grayish white cheese that originated from a French region of the same name and is considered to be in a low lactose range of 0-2% |
| 34% | TONIGHT | 7 | The night of this present day |
| 33% | TRIFFIDS | 8 | The Day of the __, killer plants from space attack |
| 33% | SPA | 3 | Word derived from the name of a Belgian town |
| 33% | BASIL | 5 | First name of Sherlock Holmes actor from the 1940s |
| 33% | ALS | 3 | Name of the diner on "Happy Days" |
| 33% | ARNOLDS | 7 | Name of the diner in Happy Days |