| 100% | QUA | 3 | By which: Lat. |
| 57% | METRICS | 7 | Standards by which things are measured |
| 57% | REDPLANET | 9 | Name by which Mars is known |
| 57% | BETADECAY | 9 | Process by which neutrinos are produced |
| 57% | BYNAME | 6 | Invented moniker by which someone operates |
| 57% | ALIA | 4 | By another way: Lat. |
| 56% | WHENCE | 6 | By reason of which |
| 55% | MITOSIS | 7 | Process by which one cell becomes two |
| 55% | CALEDONIA | 9 | Name by which the Romans called Scotland |
| 55% | DRAFT | 5 | Process by which sports teams select players |
| 55% | DEADLINES | 9 | Dates by which projects should be completed |
| 54% | TAO | 3 | Process of nature by which all things change |
| 54% | BOHEMIAN | 8 | Name by which the Czech language was known |
| 54% | REIN | 4 | Strap by which a rider controls a horse |
| 54% | DIGESTION | 9 | Process by which the body breaks down food |
| 54% | GRAVITY | 7 | Force by which the Earth keeps us grounded |
| 54% | BLACKBEARD | 10 | Name by which pirate Edward Teach was known |
| 54% | SIGNATURE | 9 | __ tune, music by which a person is known |
| 52% | QUICKSILVER | 11 | Name by which chemical element mercury is also known |
| 51% | OUANANICHE | 10 | Name by which the landlocked Atlantic salmon is also known |
| 50% | LBJ | 3 | Name by which the US president from 1963-69 was known |
| 50% | LECORBUSIER | 11 | Name by which Switzerland-born architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret was known |
| 50% | LENINGRAD | 9 | Name by which St Petersburg, Russia was known from 1924-91 |
| 49% | ELUL | 4 | Month in which Creation began, by tradition |
| 48% | THEBOYWONDER | 12 | Name by which Robin, sidekick of DC Comics character Batman, is known |
| 48% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 48% | BULLYOFF | 8 | Method by which a game of hockey is restarted after a goal |
| 48% | NELSPRUIT | 9 | Name by which Mbombela - capital of Mpumalanga, South Africa - is also known |
| 48% | MCL | 3 | Year in which Middle English began, by tradition |
| 48% | VIA | 3 | Flight connection word which means by way of |