| 100% | PALK | 4 | — Strait, channel between southeast India and Sri Lanka |
| 83% | PALK | 4 | — Strait, channel between SE India and Sri Lanka |
| 50% | EBONY | 5 | Wood from India and Sri Lanka |
| 50% | RUPEE | 5 | Bread in India and Sri Lanka |
| 50% | TAMIL | 5 | Language of India and Sri Lanka |
| 48% | TAMIL | 5 | Relating to the people of South India and Sri Lanka |
| 45% | CRICKETWORLDCUP | 15 | Australia, Sri Lanka and India |
| 44% | TAMIL | 5 | Language of Sri Lanka and southern India |
| 41% | ASIA | 4 | Home to India, China and Sri Lanka |
| 38% | EURIPUS | 7 | — Strait, channel of water between Euboea and Boeotia in Greece noted for its strong tidal current |
| 37% | ASIA | 4 | Continent of Japan and Sri Lanka |
| 37% | ASIA | 4 | Where Singapore and Sri Lanka are |
| 37% | ASIA | 4 | Site of Singapore and Sri Lanka |
| 36% | RUPEES | 6 | Currency units in Nepal and Sri Lanka |
| 33% | KATTEGAT | 8 | Strait between Denmark and Sweden |
| 33% | BONIFACIO | 9 | Strait between Corsica and Sardinia |
| 33% | VHF | 3 | Like any channel between 30 and 300 MHz |
| 33% | SRI | 3 | ___ Lanka (country southeast of India) |
| 33% | MESSINA | 7 | Strait between Sicily and mainland Italy |
| 32% | SRI | 3 | ___ Lanka (island nation southeast of India) |
| 32% | LAOS | 4 | Southeast Asian nation between Vietnam and Thailand |
| 32% | NEPAL | 5 | Country between China and India |
| 32% | NEPAL | 5 | Nation between China and India |
| 32% | BHUTAN | 6 | Kingdom between China and India |
| 31% | BOSPORUS | 8 | Turkish strait between Europe and Asia |
| 31% | KASHMIR | 7 | Disputed region between Pakistan and India |
| 31% | SOLENT | 6 | Channel between mainland England and the Isle of Wight, with "the" |
| 31% | BERING | 6 | Water between Pacific and Arctic Ocean: __ Strait |
| 31% | PAKISTAN | 8 | Country between India and Afghanistan |
| 31% | MYANMAR | 7 | Country between India and Thailand |