| 100% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name is an abbreviation of the German word for peppermint |
| 95% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name is an abbreviation of the German word for "peppermint" |
| 55% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name comes from the German word for peppermint |
| 50% | MEGRYAN | 7 | Actress whose name is an anagram of the word "Germany": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ALGREEN | 7 | Singer whose name is an anagram of the word "general": 2 wds. |
| 50% | EDASNER | 7 | Actor whose name is an anagram of the word "endears": 2 wds. |
| 49% | BRITNEYSPEARS | 13 | Pop singer whose name is an anagram of the word "Presbyterians": 2 wds. |
| 48% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book legend whose name is an anagram of the word "leanest": 2 wds. |
| 47% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 44% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 43% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 42% | ELF | 3 | Cosmetics brand whose name is an acronym for the places it’s used |
| 42% | PEZ | 3 | Candy that gets its name from the German word for "peppermint" |
| 42% | PANGOLIN | 8 | Animal whose name is the Malay word for roller |
| 42% | TSETSE | 6 | Fly whose name is the Tswana word for “fly” |
| 42% | PLANO | 5 | Texas city whose name is the Spanish word for "flat" |
| 42% | XERES | 5 | City whose name was the source of the word "sherry" |
| 42% | PALOMAR | 7 | Mount whose name is Spanish for "place of the pigeon" |
| 41% | XERES | 5 | Spanish city whose name is the source of the word sherry |
| 41% | RUBY | 4 | Gemstone whose name is derived from the Latin word for "red" |
| 41% | PENTE | 5 | Go-like game whose name is the Greek word for "five" |
| 41% | NOME | 4 | City whose name is pronounced like the natives' word for "Where is ...?" |
| 41% | VAST | 4 | Alternative rock band with the song "Touched" whose name is an abbreviation and also the title of their first album |
| 41% | ARKANSAS | 8 | State whose name is its own abbreviation plus the name of another state |
| 41% | MEHTA | 5 | Conductor Zubin whose name is apt for the final puzzle of the week |
| 41% | LEGO | 4 | Toy brand whose name is derived from the Danish words for "play well" |
| 40% | SWEETARTS | 9 | Candy whose name is an oxymoronic portmanteau |
| 40% | TIDAL | 5 | Streaming service whose name is also an adjective describing the motion of the ocean |
| 40% | AUDI | 4 | German automaker whose name is derived from the Latin for "listen" |
| 40% | ACDC | 4 | Australian rock band with the song "Highway to Hell" whose name is an abbreviation referring to types of electricity |