| 100% | GAD | 3 | Ancient pan-Semitic god of fortune also mentioned as a deity in the Biblical Book of Isaiah |
| 40% | WARTS | 5 | Bumps that are often seen on toads and also a feature of Shrek's anatomy as an ogre in the book |
| 36% | HOAR | 4 | Vengeful deity of retribution, also known as The Doombringer in Dungeons & Dragons "Forgotten Realms" |
| 35% | HECATOMB | 8 | In Ancient Greece, a sacrifice to the gods of 100 oxen |
| 35% | BEHEMOTH | 8 | Giant Biblical beast mentioned in the Book of Job |
| 35% | BAKE | 4 | Cook in the oven, as a pan of brownies |
| 34% | ELDAD | 5 | One of a pair of prophets mentioned in the Book of Numbers |
| 34% | WIMPY | 5 | Meek, as in the title of a "Diary" series of kids' books |
| 34% | MOOCOW | 6 | Kidspeak animal mentioned in the first line of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" |
| 33% | PLZEN | 5 | City in the Czech Republic also known as Pilsen; a 2015 European Capital of Culture |
| 33% | DOMESDAYBOOK | 12 | Record of the great survey of England completed in 1086 also known as the Book of Winchester |
| 33% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 32% | PELOPS | 6 | Son of Tantalus in Greek mythology killed by his father and served to the gods as a meal |
| 32% | SALLY | 5 | "The Adventures of ___," novel by P.G. Wodehouse first published as a book in 1922 |
| 32% | AMENDED | 7 | Made changes to, as a bill in the House of Representatives |
| 31% | SHOGI | 5 | Two-player game, popular in Japan, also known as the Game of Generals and played on a 9 x 9 board |
| 31% | ESAU | 4 | Biblical figure referred to as a "son of the desert" |
| 31% | PETERBENCHLEY | 13 | Author of "Jaws" who cameoed as a reporter in the 1975 film adaptation: 2 wds. |
| 31% | CATO | 4 | Ancient Roman senator mentioned in the first chapter of “Moby-Dick” |
| 31% | ISAAC | 5 | Biblical figure with a tomb in the Cave of the Patriarchs |
| 31% | SOLOMON | 7 | Builder of a temple in the Book of Kings |
| 31% | OSIRIS | 6 | God of the dead, in ancient Egypt |
| 30% | MENE | 4 | Ancient unit of currency mentioned in the Bible |
| 30% | ANU | 3 | God of the sky in ancient Mesopotamian religion |
| 30% | OSIRIS | 6 | God of the dead, in ancient 30-Down |
| 30% | EDEN | 4 | Biblical garden described in the Book of Genesis |
| 30% | TRASHIEST | 9 | In the poorest of taste, as a novel |
| 30% | CASSINI | 7 | Gap in the ring system of Saturn and also a probe |
| 30% | PSALM | 5 | One of 150 in a biblical book |
| 30% | REBIND | 6 | Fix the spine of, as a book |