| 100% | NOMDE | 5 | ___ plume (pen name for a writer): 2 wds. |
| 63% | JUNKSHOP | 8 | "Trashy" name for a secondhand store: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ENDRUN | 6 | Evasive tactic named for a football play: 2 wds. |
| 61% | ROBROY | 6 | Cocktail named for a Scottish folk hero: 2 wds. |
| 61% | THEJOKER | 8 | Batman villain named for a playing card: 2 wds. |
| 61% | HOTPOTATO | 9 | Controversial issue named for a food item: 2 wds. |
| 61% | CHEXMIX | 7 | Snack blend named for a square cereal: 2 wds. |
| 61% | BRONZEAGE | 9 | Historic period named for a copper alloy: 2 wds. |
| 60% | KOALABEAR | 9 | Popular name for a eucalyptus-loving Australian animal: 2 wds. |
| 60% | PETERPAN | 8 | Peanut butter brand named for a Disney character: 2 wds. |
| 59% | SEATTLESTORM | 12 | 2004 and 2010 WNBA champions named for a weather event: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MARYKAY | 7 | Cosmetics company named for a woman with the last name Ash: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | Pen name of the American writer born Samuel Clemens: 2 wds. |
| 58% | MINNESOTALYNX | 13 | 2011, 2013, and 2015 WNBA champions named for a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 58% | CAPECOD | 7 | Part of Massachusetts that was named for a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 57% | MERCURYCOUGAR | 13 | Car named for a big cat (2 wds.) |
| 57% | PETERPAN | 8 | Jif and Skippy rival named for a character from a children's classic: 2 wds. |
| 56% | SCHITTSCREEK | 12 | Comedy series starring Eugene Levy that's named for a fictional town in Canada: 2 wds. |
| 56% | TWINPEAKS | 9 | Mystery series starring Kyle MacLachlan that's named for a fictional town in Washington: 2 wds. |
| 56% | FORDMUSTANG | 11 | Car named for a horse (2 wds.) |
| 55% | BUGJUICE | 8 | Slangy name for a sweet fruit drink (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ROBROY | 6 | Whiskey cocktail named for a Scottish hero (2 wds.) |
| 55% | LAPOF | 5 | ___ honor, another name for a victory round on the track after the conclusion of a race: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ANNLANDERS | 10 | Pen name used for 56 years by advice columnists Ruth Crowley and Eppie Lederer: 2 wds. |
| 55% | MILKYWAY | 8 | Candy bar named for a galaxy (2 wds.) |
| 55% | ALA | 3 | "Apple Pie ___ Mode," Destiny's Child song named for a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 54% | ROTHIRA | 7 | 401(k) alternative named for a Delaware senator (2 wds.) |
| 54% | HARLEMSHAKE | 11 | 1980s dance fad named for a Manhattan neighborhood (2 wds.) |
| 54% | SOUTHPARK | 9 | Animated series starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone that's named for a fictional town in Colorado: 2 wds. |
| 54% | PETERPAN | 8 | Brand of peanut butter named for a literary character (2 wds.) |