| 100% | QUELEA | 6 | African bird said to be the Earth's most numerous |
| 43% | ANT | 3 | Type of insect that is the most numerous on Earth |
| 43% | IOS | 3 | Island said to be the home of Homer's tomb |
| 42% | GREENLAND | 9 | Arctic island said to be the world's largest |
| 42% | OWLS | 4 | Birds said to be wise |
| 42% | SANMARINO | 9 | It's said to be the world's oldest republic |
| 42% | MAURITIUS | 9 | African nation that was once home to the dodo bird |
| 41% | SAFFRON | 7 | Spice said to be world's most expensive |
| 41% | VARIETY | 7 | It's said to be the spice of life |
| 41% | HURLING | 7 | It's said to be the world's fastest field sport |
| 41% | TITICACA | 8 | South American lake said to be the world's highest |
| 41% | IDLE | 4 | Kind of hands said to be the devil's playthings |
| 41% | IMITATION | 9 | It's said to be the sincerest form of flattery |
| 41% | PHOENIX | 7 | Bird said to be reborn in fire |
| 40% | IDLEHANDS | 9 | They are said to be the devil's workshop |
| 40% | FAILURE | 7 | Said to be the stepping-stone to success |
| 40% | THIRDTIME | 9 | Numbered occasion said to be the charm |
| 39% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | Said to be the little town where Jesus was born |
| 39% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be mightier than the sword |
| 39% | PEN | 3 | It's said to be "mightier than the sword" |
| 39% | PEN | 3 | What's said to be "mightier than the sword" |
| 39% | KDKA | 4 | Pittsburgh radio station since 1920, said to be the world's first |
| 39% | BETHLEHEM | 9 | Town said to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ |
| 39% | MONGOL | 6 | Asian empire said to be the largest in history |
| 39% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's said to be wise |
| 38% | BEAUTY | 6 | It's said to be in the eye of the beholder |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | State that's said to be "high in the middle" |
| 38% | HAMMURABI | 9 | Babylonian King, said to be the first set of laws |
| 38% | RATS | 4 | Rodents said to be the first off a sinking ship |
| 38% | GULP | 4 | Reaction to being sent to the principal's office, say |