| 100% | ELNINO | 6 | Climate pattern named after the baby Jesus: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ELNINO | 6 | Warming weather pattern named for baby Jesus: 2 wds. |
| 42% | UMATHURMAN | 10 | American band "Fall Out Boy" hit which is named after the "Kill Bill" actress whose role also inspired the lyrics: 2 wds. |
| 41% | POSTWAR | 7 | After the fighting: 2 wds. |
| 39% | VINCELOMBARDI | 13 | Annual "Super Bowl" trophy named after a Green Bay Packers coach which is awarded to the NFL's championship-winning team: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WISEMEN | 7 | Biblical trio that traveled to see baby Jesus: 2 wds. |
| 38% | IDO | 3 | Positive response after the vows are read: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ATSIGN | 6 | Name for the symbol "@": 2 wds. |
| 37% | CYYOUNGAWARD | 12 | Annual prize named after the winningest pitcher in Major League history: 3 wds. |
| 37% | FROGKICK | 8 | Breaststroke move named after a pond creature: 2 wds. |
| 37% | IWIN | 4 | Victor's words after the final move: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ABBEYROAD | 9 | Beatles album named after a street in London: 2 wds. |
| 36% | STLEO | 5 | Florida town named after a Pope: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PIECHART | 8 | Circular graph named after a dessert: 2 wds. |
| 36% | THELEFTOVERS | 12 | New HBO drama set after the Rapture: 2 wds. |
| 36% | MARS | 4 | Planet named after the Roman god of war with 2 known moons, Phobos and Deimos |
| 36% | SANANDREAS | 10 | 2015 movie named after a fault line in California: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HENRYHEIMLICH | 13 | Thoracic surgeon with a lifesaving "maneuver" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 36% | CHARLESRICHTER | 14 | Seismologist with an earthquake-measuring "scale" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 36% | REEDORGAN | 9 | Another name for the harmonium: 2 wds. |
| 35% | TOOLATE | 7 | After the deadline (2 wds.) |
| 35% | JOSEPHPILATES | 13 | Physical trainer who invented the fitness method named after him: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KEYLARGO | 8 | 1948 Humphrey Bogart movie named after a place in Florida: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 35% | SHIRLEYTEMPLE | 13 | 1930s child actress with a kiddie cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 35% | EYEON | 5 | "I can keep an ___ the baby while you are away.": 2 wds. |
| 35% | NELSONMANDELA | 13 | South African president with a false memory "effect" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GINGERROGERS | 12 | "Top Hat" actress/dancer with a gin cocktail named after her: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ANTLION | 7 | Pit-digging insect named after a big cat: 2 wds. |
| 35% | KATEMIDDLETON | 13 | Maiden name of the Duchess of Cambridge: 2 wds. |