| 100% | IMANI | 5 | ___ Perry, award-winning author of "South to America" |
| 90% | IMANI | 5 | ___ Perry, award-winning author of 2022's "South to America" |
| 83% | IMANI | 5 | "South to America" award-winning author Perry |
| 65% | IMANI | 5 | "South to America" author Perry |
| 52% | ANDES | 5 | High points of a trip to South America? |
| 50% | JEON | 4 | South Korean money equal to one hundredth of a won |
| 50% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 50% | GUANACO | 7 | Mammal of South America believed to be an ancestor of the domestic llama |
| 49% | MEXICO | 6 | United States of America's neighbor to the south |
| 49% | ADICHIE | 7 | Author of the award-winning book Americanah |
| 48% | TAYRA | 5 | Carnivorous mammal of Central and South America similar to the marten |
| 48% | TINAMOU | 7 | Game bird of Central and South America related to the ratites |
| 48% | JAGUARUNDI | 10 | Feline mammal of Central and South America related to the cougar |
| 47% | DALE | 4 | ___ Carnegie, author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" |
| 47% | BEVERLYCLEARY | 13 | Award-winning author of books for kids: 2 wds. |
| 46% | NKJEMISIN | 9 | First author to win a Hugo Award for every book in a trilogy |
| 45% | JASONMOTT | 9 | Author who won the 2021 National Book Award for Fiction for "Hell of a Book": 2 wds. |
| 45% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 45% | ADELE | 5 | Singer of the first James Bond movie theme song ever to win an Academy Award |
| 45% | STEVENASH | 9 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the first Canadian to win the NBA MVP award |
| 44% | MARY | 4 | ___ Martin, first Broadway actress to win a Tony Award for playing someone of the opposite sex |
| 44% | EULER | 5 | Author of "Introduction to Algebra" |
| 44% | OTTESSA | 7 | ___ Moshfegh, author of the 2015 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award-winning novel "Eileen" |
| 44% | CHILOE | 6 | Island off the west coast of South America |
| 44% | THEANDES | 8 | Mountain range running the length of South America |
| 44% | PERU | 4 | Country on the western coast of South America |
| 44% | TIERRA | 6 | Archipelago at the southern tip of South America |
| 43% | COATI | 5 | Raccoon-like mammal of South America |
| 43% | LLAMA | 5 | Camel-like animal of South America |