| 100% | GIL | 3 | Currency in the video game "Final Fantasy" whose name comes from an old Dutch coin |
| 48% | GAZETTE | 7 | Publication whose name comes from an old Venetian coin |
| 45% | ATARI | 5 | Company whose name comes from a term in the game Go |
| 45% | ATARI | 5 | Company whose name comes from a term in the game of Go |
| 40% | SLAW | 4 | Side dish whose name comes from the Dutch for "salad" |
| 40% | GAR | 3 | Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear" |
| 39% | GAS | 3 | State of matter whose name comes from the Dutch pronunciation of “chaos” |
| 39% | JENGA | 5 | Game whose name comes from the Swahili for "to build" |
| 38% | GAR | 3 | A needle-nosed fish, whose name comes from the Old English word for "spear" |
| 38% | FLORIDA | 7 | Rapper and singer whose name comes from the state he was born in: 2 wds. |
| 38% | VUGS | 4 | Small crystal lined cavities found in rocks whose name comes from the old Cornish for "cave" |
| 37% | STYE | 4 | Bothersome complaint usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus whose name comes from the old English stigend, meaning "riser" |
| 37% | SHANANA | 7 | Doo-wop group whose name comes from the nonsense syllables repeated in "Get a Job" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | KENO | 4 | Gambling game whose name comes from the French for "five winning numbers" |
| 36% | KAYAKS | 6 | Boats whose name comes from an Inuktitut word |
| 36% | BUCKAZOIDS | 10 | Aptly named (but oddly spelled) currency in the video game "Space Quest" |
| 36% | MUNNY | 5 | Aptly named (but oddly spelled) currency in the video game "Kingdom Hearts" |
| 35% | NOH | 3 | Form of classical dance drama whose name comes from the word for "skill", that's been continuously performed in Japan since the 14th century |
| 35% | OTTAWA | 6 | Capital whose name comes from an Algonquin word for "to trade" |
| 35% | BOLTS | 5 | Hardware items used as currency in the video game "Ratchet & Clank" |
| 34% | ASICS | 5 | Shoe brand whose name comes from an acronym for a Latin phrase |
| 34% | TSETSE | 6 | Creature whose name comes from the Tswana language |
| 34% | BOTTLECAPS | 10 | Twist-off tops used as currency in the video game "Fallout" (2 wds.) |
| 34% | MANACLE | 7 | Restraint whose name comes from the Latin for "hand" |
| 34% | BALMOFGILEAD | 12 | Resin-yielding tree whose name comes from the Bible |
| 34% | RUBY | 4 | Gemstone whose name comes from the Latin for 'red' |
| 34% | TIMOR | 5 | Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east" |
| 34% | CELESTA | 7 | Instrument whose name comes from the Latin for "heavenly" |
| 34% | KAYAK | 5 | Watercraft whose name comes from the Inuit word "qayaq" |
| 34% | IRIS | 4 | Flower whose name comes from the Greek for "rainbow" |