| 100% | ROTHIRAS | 8 | 401(k) alternatives named for a senator from Delaware |
| 80% | ROTHIRA | 7 | 401(k) alternative named for a Delaware senator (2 wds.) |
| 54% | ROTHIRAS | 8 | Plans named for a Delaware senator |
| 48% | CROCKPOT | 8 | Alternative name for a slow cooker |
| 48% | SPATH | 5 | Alternative name for a peace lily |
| 48% | ICEBEAR | 7 | Alternative name for a polar beast |
| 47% | ROTHIRA | 7 | Shelter named for a senator |
| 47% | TWINAISLE | 9 | Alternative name for a wide-body aircraft |
| 47% | PELL | 4 | Educational grant named for a senator |
| 47% | PELL | 4 | Student grant named for a senator |
| 47% | PELL | 4 | Study grant named for a senator |
| 47% | PELL | 4 | College grant named for a senator |
| 47% | PLAYMAKER | 9 | Alternative name for a point guard in basketball |
| 46% | SLEEPING | 8 | __ policeman; alternative name for a speed bump |
| 45% | COUGAR | 6 | Alternative name for a cat like a puma or jaguar |
| 44% | COBNUTS | 7 | Alternative name for fruits of a hazel tree |
| 43% | HAMMERKLAVIER | 13 | Name for a Beethoven sonata, from the German for “fortepiano” |
| 43% | KNAVES | 6 | Alternative name for the jacks in a deck of cards |
| 42% | DONJUAN | 7 | Spanish name for a womanizer, from fictional man |
| 41% | FIDO | 4 | Clichéd name for a dog, from the Latin for "faithful" |
| 41% | STU | 3 | Fond name for a Stuart, like the Disco guy from "The Simpsons" |
| 39% | PELL | 4 | Senator Claiborne for whom a grant is named |
| 39% | STEPHANIE | 9 | Name that comes from a Greek word for “crown” |
| 38% | KILLBILL | 8 | SZA song named for a Quentin Tarantino film that was a top 10 hit from "SOS": wds. |
| 37% | EXO | 3 | K-pop group named for a type of planet |
| 37% | PSEUDONYM | 9 | Derived from the Greek for "bearing a false name" |
| 37% | JACOBJAVITS | 11 | Longtime New York senator for whom a center is named |
| 37% | PENNE | 5 | Pasta with a name derived from the Italian for "quills" |
| 37% | PESTO | 5 | Sauce with a name derived from the Italian for "pounded" |
| 37% | ARCTIC | 6 | Ocean whose name comes from a Greek word for bear |