| 100% | ROUGHANDREADY | 13 | Census-designated place in Nevada County, California, named after a mining company that first settled in the area in 1849: 3 wds. |
| 30% | STLOUISBLUES | 12 | Central Division team that won the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup in 2019, after 52 years: 3 wds. |
| 29% | BLUESHELL | 9 | Colorful item in some 45-Across games that gives players a chance to catch the racer in first place (2 wds.) |
| 28% | TAHOE | 5 | Chevy SUV named after a lake in the Sierra Nevada |
| 28% | DAMASK | 6 | Table linen named after a place in the Middle East |
| 28% | SANANDREAS | 10 | 2015 movie named after a fault line in California: 2 wds. |
| 28% | KEYLARGO | 8 | 1948 Humphrey Bogart movie named after a place in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 28% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 27% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 27% | THEUGLYTRUTH | 12 | 2010 book that was #5 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 27% | THETHIRDWHEEL | 13 | 2012 book that was #7 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 27% | APPLE | 5 | Tech company that shares a name with the fruit in its logo |
| 27% | THELASTSTRAW | 12 | 2009 book that was #3 in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series: 3 wds. |
| 27% | CYYOUNGAWARD | 12 | Annual prize named after the winningest pitcher in Major League history: 3 wds. |
| 27% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Elvis" actor whose first name is also a place in Texas (2 wds.) |
| 26% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 26% | CUBAGOODINGJR | 13 | "Boyz n the Hood" actor whose first name is a Caribbean country: 3 wds. |
| 26% | ORLANDOBLOOM | 12 | "Gran Turismo" actor whose first name is also a place in Florida (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TANLINE | 7 | Difference in shading that occurs after wearing a bikini in the sun: 2 wds. |
| 26% | EMBARRASS | 9 | Village in Waupaca County, Wisconsin, named by French lumberjacks, after the French word that means "to obstruct" |
| 26% | STILTON | 7 | Cheese made in the district of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, named after a place in Cambridgeshire |
| 26% | MAITAI | 6 | Rum and curaçao cocktail with a Polynesian name that was invented in California (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 26% | SUGARPLUM | 9 | Christmas treat that's also the name of a fairy in "The Nutcracker" (2 wds.) |
| 26% | CROUCHEND | 9 | Area in the London Borough of Haringey that shares its name with a 1980 Stephen King short story |
| 26% | LETITBE | 7 | Last studio album from the Beatles that features a track by the same name: 3 wds. |
| 26% | KELLYMARIETRAN | 14 | "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" actress whose first name is a shade of green: 3 wds. |
| 26% | AKON | 4 | Singer whose name becomes a place in Hawaii if the first letter moves to the end |
| 26% | COOLHANDLUKE | 12 | 1967 Paul Newman prison drama title that includes the name of a body part: 3 wds. |
| 26% | OFTHEDEAD | 9 | Day ____, a Mexican holiday when families remember the deceased which takes place in Fall: 3 wds. |