| 100% | RIO | 3 | ___ Grande (river that serves as a natural border) |
| 62% | LIMPOPO | 7 | River that serves as the border between Zimbabwe and South Africa |
| 53% | ARTLAB | 6 | Schoolroom that serves as a studio |
| 52% | SISTERBRACELETS | 15 | Jewelry that serves as a sorority symbol? |
| 52% | XXXXXXX | 7 | Istanbul palace that serves as a museum |
| 51% | LOADSTAR | 8 | North star that serves as a guide (var.) |
| 51% | ALOE | 4 | Gel that serves as a balm for burns |
| 51% | LETTUCE | 7 | Vegetable that serves as a base for many salads |
| 51% | INFIRMARY | 9 | Facility that serves as a hospital or medical room |
| 51% | CUE | 3 | Line that serves as a signal for another actor |
| 51% | SOS | 3 | Letters that serve as a distress signal at sea |
| 49% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument that serves as a sex toy in a Lydia Davis story |
| 49% | UTAH | 4 | State that served as a filming location for "Touched by an Angel" |
| 48% | OHIO | 4 | ___ State Reformatory, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "Shawshank Redemption" |
| 48% | APPLE | 5 | Poison ___, tavern in the "Shrek" franchise that serves as a meeting spot for villains |
| 48% | FORT | 4 | Mehrangarh ___, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "The Dark Knight Rises" |
| 48% | ELY | 3 | ___ Cathedral, iconic spot that served as a filming location for "The King's Speech" |
| 47% | STYX | 4 | River that's reimagined as a wall in "Hadestown" |
| 45% | FLAG | 4 | The National ___ (piece of fabric that serves as the emblem of a nation) |
| 44% | NEW | 3 | ___ York City, location for The Hook and Ladder Company 8 Fire Station that served as a filming location for "Ghostbusters" |
| 43% | YALU | 4 | River that forms a large part of the border between North Korea and China |
| 43% | DEN | 3 | Room that could serve as a man cave |
| 43% | DEN | 3 | Room that might serve as a "man cave" |
| 43% | DEN | 3 | Room that might serve as a man cave |
| 43% | AHEM | 4 | Interjection that might serve as a mild warning |
| 42% | TEMPLATE | 8 | Something that establishes or serves as a pattern |
| 41% | TOTEMIC | 7 | Serving as a symbol |
| 41% | RELAYING | 8 | Serving as a satellite |
| 41% | INTERCEDE | 9 | Serve as a mediator |
| 41% | ICONIC | 6 | Serving as a symbol |