| 100% | EXETER | 6 | City in Devon whose name contains the river on which it is situated |
| 50% | WROCLAW | 7 | City in Poland on the River Oder whose German name is Breslau |
| 43% | DONETSK | 7 | City in E Ukraine on the Kalmius River whose former names include Stalino |
| 43% | SHEAF | 5 | River in Sheffield from which the city derives its name |
| 39% | YANGTZE | 7 | Major river on which the city of Luzhou is located |
| 37% | HEIDELBERG | 10 | City in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on the River Neckar noted for its castle |
| 36% | ERIE | 4 | City in Pennsylvania situated on the south shore of a lake of the same name |
| 36% | DZERZHINSK | 10 | City in Russia on the Oka River named after the first leader of the Cheka |
| 36% | MILAN | 5 | City on the Po river which is a popular shopping destination |
| 36% | LONDON | 6 | City on the river Thames which is a popular shopping destination |
| 36% | PARIS | 5 | City on the Seine river which is a popular shopping destination |
| 36% | POR | 3 | *Michigan city on the Great Lake in its name |
| 36% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 36% | AMSTERDAM | 9 | A city in Missouri, which shares its name with the capital of the Netherlands |
| 35% | LALAW | 5 | TV series whose name is shown on a vanity license plate in its opening sequence |
| 35% | NAN | 3 | River in Thailand which is also the name of a "Game of Thrones" character |
| 35% | HEIDELBERG | 10 | City in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany on the River Neckar, noted for its castle |
| 34% | CISCO | 5 | Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was founded |
| 34% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 34% | TECATE | 6 | Mexican beer named for the city it was first produced in |
| 34% | TIBER | 5 | Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC on the banks of this river |
| 33% | UNCERTAIN | 9 | City in Harrison County, Texas, that is named so because it was the entry made by residents in the original application for township |
| 33% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 33% | HABANERO | 8 | Pepper named for a city in which it was widely traded |
| 33% | STARBUCKS | 9 | Coffeehouse chain where the customers' names are written on each cup, and features a siren in its logo |
| 33% | SUNDERLAND | 10 | City in England on the River Wear |
| 33% | LAFAYETTE | 9 | City in Louisiana on the Vermilion River |
| 33% | BELFAST | 7 | City in which the Titanic was built |
| 33% | BELFAST | 7 | City in which the Titanic was constructed |
| 32% | AREYOUTHERE | 11 | American sitcom "___, Chelsea?" in which Laura Prepon plays the author whose book the drama was based on: 3 wds. |