| 100% | AFARS | 5 | ___ and the Issas (former French territory) |
| 54% | BONE | 4 | Former name, under French rule, of the city and port in Algeria known now as Annaba |
| 51% | RENES | 5 | Former French president Coty and others |
| 49% | CHIRAC | 6 | Former French president and corrupt mayor of Paris |
| 48% | CHRISTINE | 9 | __ and the Queens, bilingual French pop star |
| 48% | MALI | 4 | The former French Sudan, nowadays |
| 46% | GEO | 3 | Former maker of the Metro and Prizm |
| 46% | GEO | 3 | Former carmaker of the Metro and Prizm |
| 46% | MOLIERE | 7 | French playwright of The Miser and Tartuffe |
| 45% | RICHELIEU | 9 | French cardinal and foe of The Three Musketeers |
| 45% | HUGUENOT | 8 | French Calvinist of the 16th and 17th centuries |
| 45% | LORIENT | 7 | China and environs, to the French |
| 45% | TRICOLOR | 8 | Like the French and Italian flags |
| 45% | COSTA | 5 | Coastal region of NE Spain between Barcelona and the French border |
| 45% | DIJON | 5 | French city; capital of the former duchy of Burgundy |
| 44% | XFL | 3 | Former sports org. with the teams Hitmen and Rage |
| 44% | ALDAMATO | 8 | Former senator with the memoir "Power, Pasta and Politics" |
| 44% | OLDS | 4 | Former maker of the Cutlass and Achieva, for short |
| 44% | LOTT | 4 | Former minority whip in both the House and Senate |
| 44% | OLDS | 4 | Former carmaker of the Cutlass and Achieva, for short |
| 44% | OLDS | 4 | Former maker of the Achieva and Alero, for short |
| 44% | GEO | 3 | Former car company that produced the Prizm and Spectrum |
| 44% | OLDS | 4 | Former automaker of the Alero and Achieva, for short |
| 44% | NEITHERONE | 10 | Not the former and not the latter |
| 44% | DIANAROSS | 9 | Singer and former member of The Supremes |
| 44% | NOTREDAME | 9 | Beloved site for the Irish ... and French |
| 44% | ETRE | 4 | Infinitive of the French "suis" and "sommes" |
| 44% | SAAB | 4 | Former automaker that produced the 9-5 and 9000 models |
| 44% | XFL | 3 | Former gridiron org. for the Memphis Maniax and Orlando Rage |
| 44% | TOMBERGERON | 11 | Former host of "Dancing With the Stars" and "Hollywood Squares" |