| 100% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |
| 71% | KOI | 3 | A kind of pond, named after the ornamental fish found in said pond |
| 57% | COD | 3 | Fish after which a cape is named |
| 53% | TBONE | 5 | Kind of steak named after a letter of the alphabet |
| 51% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 51% | ASPS | 4 | A kind of viper found near the Nile, which are symbols of Egyptian royalty: Plural |
| 51% | BORSTAL | 7 | Village in Kent after which a type of young offenders institution was named |
| 50% | BORSTAL | 7 | Village in Kent after which a type of institution for young offenders was named |
| 50% | EVERTON | 7 | District of Liverpool after which a Premier League football club is named |
| 49% | KIWI | 4 | Flightless bird which is the name of a shoe polish brand |
| 49% | BOHRIUM | 7 | Element with atomic number 107 which was named after a Danish physicist who studied the structure of atoms |
| 49% | ROMNEY | 6 | & 22A Wetland area in Kent and East Sussex after which a type of sheep is named |
| 49% | KOI | 3 | ___ Fish, decorative pond fish which is one of the longest living pet fish |
| 49% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania's "Gem City" which is also the name of a lake |
| 49% | NAMIB | 5 | Desert of southern Africa after which a country is named |
| 48% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 48% | MINT | 4 | Place where currency coins are made which is also the name of a herb |
| 48% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 47% | METAMORPHOSIS | 13 | "The ___" 1915 novella by Franz Kafka which is the story of a salesman named Gregor Samsa |
| 47% | RASSELAS | 8 | Name by which Samuel Johnson's 1759 novel The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale is also known |
| 47% | NIGHT | 5 | "___ Court," rebooted 2023 sitcom of the same name which was filmed with a live audience |
| 47% | SUEME | 5 | Snide challenge which was also the name of a song on "Guys and Dolls": 2 wds. |
| 47% | MASHAM | 6 | Small market town in North Yorkshire after which a breed of large sheep with a black-and-white face is named |
| 47% | SUN | 3 | Star that a day of the week is named after |
| 47% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after which the 45th state is named |
| 46% | MIKETROUT | 9 | MLB center fielder whose last name is a kind of fish: 2 wds. |
| 46% | YORK | 4 | British city after which the Big Apple is named |
| 46% | THEOFFICE | 9 | Steve Carell's TV series which was adapted from a BBC series of the same name: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MASON | 5 | Kind of jar named after a tinsmith |