| 100% | CRABS | 5 | Beach crustaceans with pincers |
| 72% | CRAB | 4 | Crustacean with pincers |
| 47% | CRAB | 4 | Crustacean with big claws |
| 44% | EARWIGS | 7 | Black shiny insects with pincers |
| 44% | BLUECRAB | 8 | Crustaceans with indigo shell, Maryland famous |
| 44% | SHRIMP | 6 | Crustacean with long body and tiny legs |
| 44% | LOBSTER | 7 | Crustacean served with melted butter |
| 43% | EARWIG | 6 | Nocturnal pest with pincers called cerci |
| 43% | PAIL | 4 | Beach toy used with a shovel |
| 43% | PALM | 4 | Beach tree with a skinny trunk |
| 42% | LIFEGUARD | 9 | Beach rescuer with a whistle and buoy |
| 41% | SEALS | 5 | Zoo animals with beach balls |
| 41% | GOA | 3 | Indian tourist state with beaches |
| 40% | PAIL | 4 | Bucket to fill with beach sand |
| 39% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city with Copacabana and Ipanema beach |
| 39% | MIAMI | 5 | Florida city with a South Beach neighborhood |
| 39% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake with Cleveland and Buffalo beaches |
| 38% | EARWIG | 6 | Insect with large pincers found on many continents |
| 38% | TOWEL | 5 | Beach essential you can lie on or dry off with |
| 38% | WASH | 4 | With 2-Down, turn up on the beach |
| 38% | KOKOMO | 6 | 1988 Beach Boys hit with a geographical title |
| 38% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city with Copacabana Beach, for short |
| 38% | SYD | 3 | Australian city with Bondi Beach, for short |
| 38% | DELMAR | 6 | California beach town with a historic racetrack |
| 37% | LOTION | 6 | Moisturizer with SPF that you apply at the beach |
| 36% | COPA | 4 | Word with "cabana" for a famous Rio beach |
| 36% | ROCKLOBSTER | 11 | B-52s hit with a crustacean in the title |
| 35% | SRI | 3 | ___ Lanka, island country with beautiful beaches |
| 34% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro, Brazilian city with Copacabana Beach |
| 33% | BOYS | 4 | Word with Beach, Beastie, and Backstreet, in band names |