| 100% | HAW | 3 | ___ River, in North Carolina |
| 100% | PEEDEE | 6 | Dammed river in North Carolina |
| 89% | ENO | 3 | North Carolina river hidden in "venom" |
| 78% | ELON | 4 | University in North Carolina |
| 78% | BRAGG | 5 | Fort in North Carolina |
| 78% | ELON | 4 | College in North Carolina |
| 78% | HATTERAS | 8 | Cape in north carolina |
| 78% | DUKE | 4 | University in North Carolina |
| 74% | DEE | 3 | River in North-east Scotland |
| 72% | TYNE | 4 | River in North East England, Newcastle specifically |
| 72% | DUKE | 4 | Prestigious university in North Carolina |
| 72% | SALEM | 5 | Winston-___ (city in North Carolina) |
| 72% | TAR | 3 | North Carolina river |
| 71% | TORRIDGE | 8 | River in North Devon upon which Bideford stands |
| 71% | CHIMNEY | 7 | __ rock, granite monolith in North Carolina |
| 71% | BRAGG | 5 | Fort ___ (military post in North Carolina) |
| 71% | ESTATE | 6 | Biltmore ___ (historic residence in North Carolina) |
| 70% | LOWES | 5 | Home improvement chain headquartered in North Carolina |
| 69% | PEE | 3 | North Carolina's ___ Dee River |
| 69% | RIO | 3 | ___ Grande, fourth-longest river in North America |
| 68% | ELON | 4 | School located in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad |
| 68% | ENO | 3 | North Carolina's ___ River State Park |
| 68% | KITTYHAWK | 9 | North Carolina town in aviation history |
| 67% | ADIGE | 5 | River in North Italy that flows to the Adriatic via Verona |
| 67% | ONETREEHILL | 11 | Chad Michael Murray teen drama set in North Carolina |
| 66% | SOMME | 5 | River in north France; scene of heavy fighting in World War One |
| 66% | NIAGARA | 7 | River in North America that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario |
| 66% | DEE | 3 | River in North Wales and Cheshire that flows to the Irish Sea |
| 66% | SWALE | 5 | River in North Yorkshire that joins the Ure to form the Ouse |
| 66% | SMOKY | 5 | Great ___ Mountains National Park (attraction in North Carolina and Tennessee) |