| 100% | EEK | 3 | Cry of surprise that is also the name of an Alaskan city |
| 59% | ZULU | 4 | Letter of the NATO alphabet that is also the name of an African language |
| 55% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 53% | CLIO | 4 | A famous Renault car. Also the name of an award that was coveted on the TV show "Mad Men" |
| 52% | MATTEL | 6 | Toy giant which announced that the Alaskan city of Juneau would be changing the name of its capital to Uno as an April Fools' Day prank |
| 51% | JAVA | 4 | Programming language that's also the name of an island |
| 51% | ERNE | 4 | Bird that's also the name of an Irish river |
| 51% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that is also the name of a tree |
| 51% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 51% | BUTTE | 5 | Geological feature that's also the name of a Montana city |
| 51% | IBERIA | 6 | Madrid-based airline that is also the name of its peninsula |
| 51% | SPADES | 6 | Card suit that is also the name of a card game |
| 51% | IRIS | 4 | Pigmented eye part that is also the name of a flower |
| 50% | ETNA | 4 | Poker term read backwards which is also the name of an Italian volcano |
| 50% | JAVA | 4 | Slang word for "coffee" that's also the name of an Indonesian island |
| 50% | OSLO | 4 | 2017 Tony-winning play whose title is also the name of a Norwegian city |
| 50% | VIOLA | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of actress Davis from "The Help" |
| 49% | DAISY | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of a character from "The Great Gatsby" |
| 49% | TACOMA | 6 | Washington city that's also the name of a Toyota pickup |
| 49% | ERIE | 4 | Pennsylvania's "Gem City" which is also the name of a lake |
| 49% | LOS | 3 | ___ Angeles, California's city that is also the birthplace of Jodie Foster |
| 48% | NEONLIGHTS | 10 | 2013 Demi Lovato song that was also the name of one of her 2014 tours: 2 wds. |
| 48% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 47% | HEREANDNOW | 10 | Title song from 30-Across's 2020 album that was also the name of his 2022 tour (3 wds.) |
| 47% | YIPE | 4 | Sharp cry of surprise that, surprisingly, is in the Scrabble dictionary |
| 46% | IRIS | 4 | Girl's name that is also part of the eye |
| 45% | BOOT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" universe that is also the name for a type of winter footwear |
| 44% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city whose name is an anagram of a Pixar fish |
| 44% | OTELLO | 6 | Verdi opera that becomes the name of a board game when an "H" is inserted |
| 43% | TOLEDO | 6 | Spanish city that was the subject of an El Greco painting |