| 100% | PURPLERAIN | 10 | 1984 Prince power ballad with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 56% | GREENTEA | 8 | Chinese beverage with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 55% | BLUECHRISTMAS | 13 | 1957 Elvis Presley holiday song with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 54% | GREENLIGHT | 10 | 2008 John Legend R&B hit with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 50% | PEARLJAM | 8 | "Better Man" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 49% | MEREDITHGREY | 12 | ABC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Ellen Pompeo since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RACHELGREEN | 11 | NBC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Jennifer Aniston from 1994 to 2004: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ALGREEN | 7 | "Let's Stay Together" soul singer with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GREENDAY | 8 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" rock band with a colorful name (2 wds.) |
| 46% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | CBS TV character with a colorful last name, played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| 45% | PURPLERAIN | 10 | Prince song with a colorful name |
| 42% | RICKILAKE | 9 | Former talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CHICAGOFIRE | 11 | Illinois-based MLS team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | CALGARYFLAMES | 13 | Alberta-based NHL team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PHOENIXSUNS | 11 | Arizona-based NBA team with a "hot" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MELBROOKS | 9 | Comedy film director with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MICHAELBAY | 10 | Action film director with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | VANILLAICE | 10 | '90s rapper with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ROLDGOLD | 8 | Pretzel brand with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical drink with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PETERFINCH | 10 | "Network" actor with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 41% | GREENLANTERN | 12 | Colorful superhero with a powerful ring: 2 wds. |
| 41% | HENRYHEIMLICH | 13 | Thoracic surgeon with a lifesaving "maneuver" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ARCTICMONKEYS | 13 | English indie band with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | ELNINO | 6 | Pacific weather phenomenon with a Spanish name: 2 wds. |
| 40% | KEVINMCHALE | 11 | Former Celtics power forward who shares his name with a "Glee" actor: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SHIRLEYTEMPLE | 13 | 1930s child actress with a kiddie cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JOANRIVERS | 10 | Late comedian/talk show host with a "watery" name: 2 wds. |