| 100% | TALK | 4 | *Chitchat action with a hushed "l" in its name |
| 58% | KNEAD | 5 | *Work the dough in rhythmic motion, with a hushed "k" in its name |
| 57% | IRAN | 4 | Country with a verb hidden in its name |
| 57% | SAMADAMS | 8 | Beer with a palindromic address in its name |
| 57% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a lightning bolt in its name |
| 55% | ISLAND | 6 | *Sun-soaked vacation spot in the sea with a hushed "s" in its name |
| 54% | BLUEBERRY | 9 | A small fruit with a primary color in its name |
| 54% | LAMBDA | 6 | ___ Legal (group with a Greek letter in its name) |
| 53% | YACHT | 5 | Vessel with a silent "ch" in its name |
| 53% | KINGSTONTRIO | 12 | Longtime musical group with a world capital in its name |
| 53% | PORTLAND | 8 | Oregon city, shares its name with a city in Maine |
| 53% | IRAN | 4 | Tehran's land with a verb hidden in its name |
| 52% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a city in Pennsylvania |
| 52% | OMAHA | 5 | Poker variety that shares its name with a city in Nebraska |
| 52% | ANNA | 4 | "___ Karenina," Leo Tolstoy novel with a palindromic name in its title |
| 52% | BOB | 3 | "___ the Builder," popular cartoon with a palindromic name in its title |
| 51% | SAAB | 4 | Auto with a "9" in almost all its model names |
| 51% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group with a backward "B" in its name |
| 51% | BULLOCK | 7 | "Cart" puller with a "bull" in its name |
| 51% | CASTLE | 6 | *Medieval king's residence with a moat and a hushed "t" in its name |
| 51% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 51% | JELLO | 5 | Dessert with a hyphen in its name |
| 51% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a slash in its name |
| 51% | ACAI | 4 | Fruit with a cedilla in its name |
| 51% | OHIO | 4 | State with a greeting in its name |
| 51% | SABERSAW | 8 | Tool with a sword in its name |
| 51% | TBONE | 5 | Chop with a letter in its name |
| 51% | REMAX | 5 | Company name with a slash in it |
| 50% | PAWNSTARS | 9 | History Channel reality show with a chess piece in its name: 2 wds. |
| 49% | REMAX | 5 | Real estate company with a slash in its name |