| 100% | XENON | 5 | Chemical element whose name starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter |
| 71% | XENON | 5 | Chemical element that starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter |
| 66% | XENON | 5 | Only chemical element whose name starts with an x |
| 60% | JADE | 4 | Gemstone that starts with an 8-point Scrabble letter |
| 47% | ELAL | 4 | Airline whose name starts with an aleph |
| 45% | MINK | 4 | ___ DeVille (early punk band whose name starts with an animal) |
| 44% | LLAMA | 5 | Spitting animal whose name starts with a double letter |
| 44% | LLAMA | 5 | Pack animal whose name starts with a double letter |
| 44% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance giant whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 44% | GNAT | 4 | Little fly whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 43% | AETNA | 5 | Fortune 100 company whose name starts with a silent letter |
| 43% | VANADIUM | 8 | Only chemical element whose name begins with V |
| 43% | OPALS | 5 | Birthstones whose name starts with the same letter as their month |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | US state whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 43% | NNEKAOGWUMIKE | 13 | 2016 WNBA MVP whose name starts with a double letter: 2 wds. |
| 42% | HIJAB | 5 | Head covering whose name starts with three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 41% | URDU | 4 | Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter |
| 41% | LLEYTONHEWITT | 13 | 2002 Wimbledon men's singles winner whose name starts with a double letter: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MERCURY | 7 | Element whose symbol, Hg, shares no letters with its name |
| 39% | XENON | 5 | The only chemical element with a name that begins with an x |
| 38% | POTASSIUM | 9 | Chemical element whose name comes from potash |
| 38% | NEON | 4 | Chemical element whose name can invoke "fluorescent" |
| 38% | OHHENRY | 7 | Nestlé candy bar whose name ends with an exclamation point: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IODINE | 6 | Chemical element whose name means violet in Greek |
| 37% | XYLOPHONE | 9 | Instrument whose name starts with X |
| 37% | SCOT | 4 | Person whose name starts with Mac-, maybe |
| 37% | OMAN | 4 | Only country whose name starts with O |
| 37% | ASIAGO | 6 | Cheese whose name starts with a continent |
| 37% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose name starts with two vowels |
| 37% | YEMEN | 5 | Only country whose name starts with "Y" |