| 100% | MAROON | 6 | Color named after the French word for "chestnut" |
| 91% | PUCE | 4 | Color named after the French word for "flea" |
| 76% | CLOVES | 6 | Herbs named after the French word for nails |
| 61% | DETROIT | 7 | City named after the French for "strait" |
| 60% | LAVENDER | 8 | Color named after the eponymous flower used for its scent |
| 60% | MERLOT | 6 | Dark-blue grape named after the French for blackbird |
| 60% | HASHES | 6 | Breakfast concoctions named after the French for "to chop" |
| 59% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 59% | HYDROGEN | 8 | Element named after the Greek word for water |
| 59% | ARENA | 5 | Venue named after the Latin word for "sand" |
| 59% | HELIUM | 6 | Element named after the Greek word for "sun" |
| 58% | PACHISI | 7 | Game named after the Hindi word for "twenty-five" |
| 56% | DESPERADO | 9 | Popular Eagles song, named after the word for an outlaw |
| 55% | MADERA | 6 | Central California city named after the Spanish word for “lumber” |
| 55% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers that are named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 55% | AVIA | 4 | Athletic shoe brand named after the Latin word for "bird" |
| 55% | BANSHEES | 8 | Creatures named after the Old Irish word for “woman of the fairy mound” |
| 54% | HORTENSE | 8 | French female name from the Latin word for "gardener" |
| 52% | MAUVE | 5 | Color named after the mallow flower |
| 52% | BONJOUR | 7 | The French word for good day |
| 51% | DESPERADO | 9 | Western contemporary film named after the word for an "outlaw," starring Antonio Banderas, who celebrates his birthday today |
| 51% | SOLEIL | 6 | The French word for sun; Cirque du __ |
| 51% | LUGE | 4 | Olympic event that gets its name from the French word for “sled” |
| 51% | BAGUETTE | 8 | Loaf whose name comes from the French word for "stick" |
| 51% | LIBRAIRIE | 9 | The French word for bookshop (but not library) |
| 51% | CERULEAN | 8 | Blue color named after the sky |
| 50% | ROSE | 4 | Color named after the thorny Valentine's Day flower |
| 50% | VIOLET | 6 | Royal color named after the eponymous flower |
| 50% | MAROON | 6 | Brownish-red color; from the French for chestnut |
| 49% | LINEN | 5 | "Lingerie" comes from the French word for this fabric |