| 100% | HALAB | 5 | Ancient name of the Syrian city of Aleppo |
| 64% | ILIUM | 5 | The Latin name for the ancient city of Troy |
| 63% | SARDONYX | 8 | Gemstone named after the ancient city of Sardis |
| 52% | IONIA | 5 | Site of the ancient city of Miletus |
| 52% | CANTON | 6 | Former name for the Chinese city of Guangzhou |
| 52% | MAMUCIUM | 8 | Roman name for the modern city of Manchester |
| 52% | SHERRY | 6 | Drink named after the Spanish city of Jerez |
| 50% | IONIA | 5 | Home of the ancient city Colophon |
| 50% | INCA | 4 | Resident of the ancient city Choquequirao |
| 50% | AMMON | 5 | Ancient nation of the Old Testament; chief city Rabbah |
| 49% | TROY | 4 | Ancient city of the Trojans |
| 49% | INCA | 4 | Ancient builder of the lost city in "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" |
| 49% | UTES | 4 | Name of the intercollegiate athletics teams from Salt Lake City |
| 49% | VOLGOGRAD | 9 | Modern-day name of the city of Stalingrad |
| 49% | PORTLAND | 8 | Name of the most populous city in a pair of states |
| 49% | AMMON | 5 | Ancient nation of the Old Testament whose chief city was Rabbah |
| 48% | ORANJESTAD | 10 | Name shared by the capital cities of Aruba and Saint Eustatius |
| 48% | LIMA | 4 | Capital near the ruins of the ancient city Pachacamac |
| 48% | NICE | 4 | French city named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 48% | POMONA | 6 | California city named for the Roman goddess of fruit |
| 48% | SAN | 3 | Word that begins the names of many California cities |
| 48% | SAN | 3 | First word in the names of many California cities |
| 48% | EPHESUS | 7 | Ancient city of the Temple of Artemis |
| 48% | ATHENS | 6 | Ancient Greek city; site of the Parthenon |
| 48% | OSTIA | 5 | Ancient city at the mouth of the Tiber |
| 48% | WACO | 4 | City by a lake of the same name |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | City on a lake of the same name |
| 48% | ADEN | 4 | City on a gulf of the same name |
| 48% | THEBAN | 6 | Ancient inhabitant of a city on the Nile |
| 48% | SANCHI | 6 | Ancient Indian city, site of the Great Stupa |