| 100% | OTTER | 5 | A mammal that swims, is found near rivers and has sleek fur |
| 41% | PEBBLE | 6 | Smooth stone you may find near a river that is often round in shape |
| 38% | HAW | 3 | Something that may be found near a hem? |
| 34% | CHINESE | 7 | Giant Panda, a __ mammal that is black and white |
| 33% | OTTER | 5 | Mammal that swims in rivers |
| 33% | ROGER | 5 | Word used in signalling indicating that a message has been received and understood |
| 32% | CHUTNEY | 7 | Spread that is common in Indian cuisine and that has a spicy coconut variant |
| 32% | PIGEON | 6 | A common bird that is found in buildings and parks |
| 32% | PANGOLIN | 8 | A mammal that is covered in overlapping scales |
| 32% | MOTEL | 5 | One may be found near a cloverleaf |
| 32% | EDDY | 4 | It may be found near a drain |
| 32% | GUNTRIGGER | 10 | *It may be found near a barrel |
| 32% | MOTEL | 5 | One might be found near a cloverleaf |
| 31% | SEESAW | 6 | One may be found near a swing: Hyph. |
| 31% | BRANDEDANTEATER | 15 | Mammal that has a permanent mark? |
| 31% | TYBO | 4 | Holey, cream colored Danish cheese that has a smooth, salty flavor and is sometimes flavored with caraway seeds |
| 31% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 30% | HOBOSPIDER | 10 | Arachnid that might be found near train tracks |
| 30% | ECTO | 4 | Hi-C ___ Cooler, beverage that had a tie-in with the Ghostbusters brand and was famous in the 80s |
| 30% | OKA | 3 | Lada automobile brand that originally had a 40 cu in engine and was given to many service veterans free |
| 30% | NEMO | 4 | Fish who was found near the end of a 2003 movie |
| 30% | LEU | 3 | Coin found in Tirasol that has the horn of an aurochs and a female figure of the moon on it |
| 30% | WALTERCHRYSLER | 14 | American industrialist who founded the company that made cars like the PT Cruiser, and is now a partner of Fiat |
| 30% | SEAL | 4 | Large mammal that has blubber and whiskers |
| 30% | MOUSELEMUR | 10 | A species unique to Madagascar that is the world's smallest primate and one of the smallest mammals in the world: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ONLYTHELONELY | 13 | 1960 Roy Orbison hit that has the same title as, and is featured in, a 1991 John Candy film (3 wds.) |
| 30% | AQUAMAN | 7 | Member of the extended DC Universe who has an aquatic physiology and is also a founding member of the Justice League |
| 29% | OHPRETTYWOMAN | 13 | 1964 Roy Orbison hit that has almost the same title as, and is featured in, a 1990 Julia Roberts film (3 wds.) |
| 29% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOGGETT | 7 | Thomas —, Irish actor; founder of a sculling prize in 1715 that is still competed for on the River Thames on August 1 |