| 100% | LEMONSOLE | 9 | *Fish that doesn't taste like its name suggests |
| 48% | BLANKCHEX | 9 | Cereal that doesn't really taste like anything? |
| 47% | PERMANENT | 9 | Salon job that doesn't live up to its name |
| 47% | EWES | 4 | Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn't appear in its name |
| 44% | GIANTS | 6 | NFL team that doesn't play home games in the state it's named for |
| 44% | ICETEA | 6 | Long Island drink that doesn't have any of the stuff after which it's named |
| 42% | MINNOW | 6 | Fish that shares its name with the Gilligan's Island boat |
| 42% | SNAPPER | 7 | Fish that can be red, sounds like it's a biter |
| 41% | UMAMI | 5 | Savory taste, like that of fish sauce |
| 41% | ONO | 3 | Hawaiian fish that shares its name with the musician Yoko |
| 41% | ELLY | 4 | Name that sounds like two of its letters |
| 41% | GIL | 3 | Name that sounds like fish's breathing organ |
| 41% | EEL | 3 | Type of fish that doesn't have fins |
| 40% | BETTA | 5 | Aquarium fish that doesn’t require an air pump |
| 40% | THINMINT | 8 | Snack that, despite its name, doesn't help with weight loss |
| 39% | EEL | 3 | Fish that often doesn't have scales |
| 39% | SAND | 4 | Stuff that Anakin Skywalker doesn’t like because it’s “coarse and rough and irritating” |
| 38% | GECKO | 5 | Commercial mascot whose name sounds like that of its company |
| 38% | EVIE | 4 | Name that sounds like its first two letters |
| 38% | EDIE | 4 | Name that sounds like its first two letters |
| 38% | MOBILEHOME | 10 | Residence that, despite its name, doesn’t typically move after it’s been delivered |
| 38% | VALUEADDED | 10 | Like a basic T-shirt with a brand name on it, for example |
| 38% | GIL | 3 | Man's name that sounds like a part of a fish |
| 38% | ELLA | 4 | Girl's name that sounds like French for "she has it" |
| 38% | ARTIE | 5 | Name that sounds like its second and third letters |
| 38% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Plant that doesn't lose its foliage in autumn |
| 38% | PIEINTHESKY | 11 | *Pastry that doesn't live up to its hype? |
| 38% | OUTTAKE | 7 | Scene that doesn't make it into the movie |
| 37% | NIKE | 4 | Sneaker brand that looks like it should rhyme with 38-Down but doesn't |
| 37% | EVERGREEN | 9 | Tree type that doesn't lose its leaves in autumn |