| 100% | MEGA | 4 | ___ Penguin (nickname for an extinct species roughly the size of Charles Barkley) |
| 34% | ERIS | 4 | Dwarf planet roughly the size of Pluto |
| 33% | ORZO | 4 | Pasta that's roughly the size of rice |
| 32% | ATOWN | 5 | Nickname for the capital of Georgia |
| 31% | ORCA | 4 | Sea predator that can grow to roughly the size of a school bus |
| 31% | TREASURESTATE | 13 | Nickname for the site of Glacier National Paaarrrk! |
| 31% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname for the new host of "Celebrity Apprentice" |
| 30% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for the 16th President of the United States |
| 30% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for one of the presidents on Mount Rushmore |
| 30% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the flag of the United States of America |
| 30% | MELC | 4 | Nickname for "Sporty Spice" of the Spice Girls (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BEN | 3 | Big ___, nickname for the Great Bell of London |
| 29% | SOONER | 6 | Nickname for a cheater in the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 |
| 29% | OSCARS | 6 | Nickname of the Academy Awards for Film |
| 29% | BELIEBER | 8 | Nickname for a fan of the singer of "Love Yourself" and "Sorry" |
| 29% | FOLLY | 5 | Seward's ___ (insulting nickname for the purchase of Alaska, once) |
| 29% | LULU | 4 | Nickname for "Lousie." Also the singer of "To Sir, with Love" |
| 29% | EMPEROR | 7 | — penguin, tallest of the species endemic to Antarctica |
| 28% | GOODYEAR | 8 | Charles —, US discoverer of the vulcanisation process for rubber |
| 28% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of #13 for the New York Yankees: Hyph. |
| 28% | PAREN | 5 | The smile or frown of an emoticon, for short |
| 28% | MELC | 4 | Another nickname for Sporty Spice, one of the Spice Girls: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RSAILSPLITTER | 13 | Another nickname for Old Abe ... or a description of the circled letter? |
| 28% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president known for wearing a stovepipe hat |
| 28% | FITON | 5 | Be of the right size and shape for |
| 28% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 28% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the Yankee infielder suspended for the 2014 season: Hyph. |
| 28% | ALT | 3 | Height of an object from the ground, for short |
| 28% | DARWIN | 6 | "On the Origin of Species" author Charles |
| 27% | ACL | 3 | Part of the knee an athlete might tear, for short |