| 100% | FILS | 4 | Arthur ___, ATP Tour tennis player whose last name means "son" in French |
| 37% | BEAU | 4 | Actor Bridges whose first name means "handsome" in French |
| 37% | PAPILLON | 8 | Dog breed whose name means butterfly in French |
| 37% | ELLE | 4 | Magazine whose name means "she" in French |
| 37% | PUCE | 4 | Color whose name means "flea" in French |
| 36% | BUTTE | 5 | Montana city whose name means "mound" in French |
| 36% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine whose name means "she" in French |
| 36% | ECRU | 4 | Pale shade whose name means “unbleached” in French |
| 35% | SOUFFLE | 7 | Dessert whose name means "puffed up" in French |
| 35% | TORN | 4 | Actor Rip whose last name means "ripped" |
| 35% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine whose name means "she" or "her" in French |
| 34% | TERREHAUTE | 10 | Indiana city whose name means “high ground” in French |
| 34% | ZYZZYVA | 7 | Tropical insect whose name is the last word in the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary |
| 34% | RENE | 4 | Name meaning "reborn" in French |
| 33% | LEPEN | 5 | Last name in French conservatism |
| 32% | CASPERRUUD | 10 | Norwegian tennis player whose third second-place finish at a major tournament was as runner-up to 31-Across in the 2023 French Open (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ANDERSONCOOPER | 14 | "360°" host whose last name means "a person who makes barrels": 2 wds. |
| 32% | PETITFOURS | 10 | Bite-sized treats whose name means "small ovens" in French |
| 32% | OSAKA | 5 | Tennis player Naomi's last name (and birthplace) |
| 31% | SANSSOUCI | 9 | Frederick the Great's palace, whose name means "carefree" in French |
| 31% | NAPOLEON | 8 | French leader whose last name was Bonaparte |
| 31% | VERNE | 5 | Big last name in French adventure novels |
| 30% | DES | 3 | ___ Moines, Iowa city whose name means "of the monks" in French |
| 30% | JOAQUINPHOENIX | 14 | "Joker" Oscar-winning actor whose last name is a city in Arizona (2 wds.) |
| 30% | LOUISEFLETCHER | 14 | "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" actress whose last name means "a person who makes arrows": 2 wds. |
| 30% | KARENCARPENTER | 14 | "We've Only Just Begun" singer whose last name means "a person who makes things from wood": 2 wds. |
| 29% | APATITE | 7 | Mineral whose name means misleading in Greek |
| 29% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL wide receiver whose last name is a staple grain found in Asian cuisines |
| 29% | SOSA | 4 | Last name of the only player in MLB history with three 60-homer seasons |
| 29% | ANA | 3 | Tennis player Ivanovic who won the French Open Women's Singles championship in 2008 |