| 100% | NNEKAOGWUMIKE | 13 | 2016 WNBA MVP whose name starts with a double letter: 2 wds. |
| 70% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | 2002 Wimbledon men's singles winner whose name starts with a double letter: 2 wds. |
| 57% | LLAMA | 5 | Spitting animal whose name starts with a double letter |
| 57% | LLAMA | 5 | Pack animal whose name starts with a double letter |
| 49% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal name starting with a double letter |
| 49% | LLAMA | 5 | Mammal whose name starts with a double consonant |
| 49% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal whose name starts with a doubled consonant |
| 49% | EEL | 3 | Animal whose name starts with a doubled vowel |
| 47% | AARON | 5 | With 33-Across, 2017 Home Run Derby winner whose name starts with a double letter |
| 45% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance giant whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 45% | GNAT | 4 | Little fly whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 44% | LLAMA | 5 | South American animal whose name begins with a double letter |
| 44% | AETNA | 5 | Fortune 100 company whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 42% | NNEKAOGWUMIKE | 13 | 2016 WNBA MVP who voices Arachnneka in "Space Jam 2: A New Legacy" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LLAMA | 5 | Animal that starts with a double letter |
| 41% | ASIAGO | 6 | Cheese whose name starts with a continent |
| 39% | CKONE | 5 | Unisex fragrance whose name starts with a fashion designer's initials |
| 37% | MIKETROUT | 9 | Los Angeles Angels center fielder and three-time AL MVP whose last name is a type of fish: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DEARSANTA | 9 | Start of a Christmas letter: 2 wds. |
| 36% | URDU | 4 | Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 36% | OPALS | 5 | Birthstones whose name starts with the same letter as their month |
| 36% | OHIO | 4 | US state whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 36% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance giant whose name begins with a silent letter |
| 35% | ALCAPONE | 8 | Noted criminal whose name starts with the same first four letters as where he was imprisoned |
| 35% | VANILLAICE | 10 | '90s rapper with a chilly name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ROLDGOLD | 8 | Pretzel brand with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PETERFINCH | 10 | "Network" actor with a bird name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical drink with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GREENTEA | 8 | Chinese beverage with a colorful name: 2 wds. |
| 35% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |