| 100% | PEWEE | 5 | Bird whose name is suggestive of both its size and sound |
| 43% | TANZANIA | 8 | East African nation whose name is a meld of its two former states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| 41% | ULNA | 4 | Part of the body whose name is both English and Latin |
| 40% | PEWEE | 5 | Bird whose name makes it sound small |
| 40% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 40% | NENE | 4 | Bird whose name sounds like its soft call |
| 40% | JAY | 3 | Bird whose name sounds like its first letter |
| 40% | MACH | 4 | Physicist Ernst whose name is associated with the speed of sound |
| 40% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 39% | JAY | 3 | Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 39% | PINGPONG | 8 | Game whose name is derived from its sound |
| 39% | NENE | 4 | State bird whose name sounds like its call |
| 38% | SMOG | 4 | Pollution whose name is a combination of "smoke" and "fog" |
| 38% | GLEE | 4 | TV show whose fandom name is a portmanteau of its title and “geeks” |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Quartet whose name is an acronym of its members' first names |
| 38% | POM | 3 | Fruit drink whose name is a truncation of its main ingredient |
| 37% | FINCH | 5 | Bird whose name becomes a unit of length if you remove its first letter |
| 37% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 37% | INDIGO | 6 | Rainbow color whose name is derived from the country of its origin |
| 37% | NEHI | 4 | Brand whose name was chosen to remind people of its bottles' height |
| 37% | OHM | 3 | Scientist whose name is a unit, both forward and backward |
| 37% | ARKANSAS | 8 | State whose name is its own abbreviation plus the name of another state |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop group whose name is formed from the initials of its members |
| 37% | ALLAH | 5 | God whose name is seen on the flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia |
| 37% | IND | 3 | St. whose name is part of its capital's name |
| 37% | OHM | 3 | Physics unit whose name is pronounced at the beginning of its representative Greek letter |
| 37% | BANOFFEE | 8 | English dessert pie whose name is a combination of a fruit and a confection |
| 37% | SEOUL | 5 | Asian capital city whose name is a homophone of 5-Down and 9-Across |
| 37% | AMTRAK | 6 | Nationwide rail system whose name is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track" |
| 37% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming service whose name is a portmanteau of the words "spot" and "identify" |