| 100% | ALIAS | 5 | Also, in name only |
| 78% | FIGUREHEADS | 11 | Rulers in name only |
| 77% | TITULAR | 7 | In name only |
| 77% | NOMINAL | 7 | In name only |
| 63% | MARYAM | 6 | Only woman named in the Quran |
| 63% | SOLEHEIR | 8 | Only person named in a will |
| 62% | EAST | 4 | Only direction not in a state name |
| 62% | OTTO | 4 | Name that's also "eight" in Italian |
| 61% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction not in a state name |
| 61% | LIV | 3 | Name that's also 54 in Roman numerals |
| 61% | ETTA | 4 | Name that's also a suffix in Italian |
| 60% | DES | 3 | Only article in a U.S. state capital name |
| 59% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal point not in a U.S. state name |
| 59% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that's not in a state name |
| 59% | QATAR | 5 | Only five-letter country with a "Q" in its name |
| 59% | IRAQ | 4 | Only four-letter country with a "Q" in its name |
| 58% | OBOE | 4 | Woodwind with only one consonant in its name |
| 58% | ERIE | 4 | Lake in Pennsylvania, also name of a city |
| 57% | BOJACKSON | 9 | American athlete who has also acted in minor roles, and is the only one to have been named "All-Star" in both football and baseball: 2 wds. |
| 57% | ALOU | 4 | Family name in baseball's only all-brother outfield |
| 56% | MIMI | 4 | Only character with the same name in both "Rent" and "La Bohème" |
| 56% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 56% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 56% | OSRIC | 5 | Actor Chau whose name is also a character in "Hamlet" |
| 56% | TRIBUNE | 7 | *Ancient Roman officer, and also a word in newspaper names |
| 55% | EAST | 4 | Only main compass direction that doesn't appear in a US state name |
| 55% | ANDRETTI | 8 | Only person to be named Driver of the Year in three different decades |
| 55% | LAILA | 5 | Boxer Ali whose first name contains only the letters in "Ali" |
| 55% | EDIFICE | 7 | Impressive building, also a big name in watches manufactured by Casio |
| 55% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird whose name can also mean two under par in golf |