| 100% | DER | 3 | Das or die alternative, in German |
| 49% | DAS | 3 | Der or die alternative |
| 42% | OLDTIMER | 8 | Vintage car, in German ... or veteran, in English |
| 40% | VERSUS | 6 | In contrast to or as the alternative of |
| 40% | IPA | 3 | Porter or pilsner alternative, in brief |
| 39% | DAS | 3 | Alternative to der or die |
| 39% | ODDER | 5 | Stranger died in German river |
| 39% | KANT | 4 | Immanuel —, German idealist philosopher who died in 1804 |
| 39% | HEINKEL | 7 | Ernst —, German aircraft designer who died in 1958 |
| 38% | EINE | 4 | "A" or "one" in German |
| 38% | EINE | 4 | "A" or "an" in German |
| 38% | OPERA | 5 | Musical performance that's often in Italian or German |
| 38% | ARIA | 4 | Classical song that might be in Italian or German |
| 38% | REGER | 5 | Max —, German composer and organist who died in 1916 |
| 38% | TINCTURE | 8 | Solution or drop, used in alternative medicine |
| 37% | ARIA | 4 | Type of song that's often in Italian or German |
| 37% | HEGEL | 5 | Georg Wilhelm Friedrich —, German idealist philosopher who died in 1831 |
| 37% | JUNKERS | 7 | Hugo —, German engineer and aircraft designer who died in 1935 |
| 37% | DAIMLER | 7 | Gottlieb —, German engineer and car manufacturer who died in 1900 |
| 37% | EPEE | 4 | Alternative to foil or sabre, in Olympic fencing |
| 37% | OAT | 3 | Alternative to whole or soy, in a latte |
| 37% | HOLM | 4 | German word that refers to an island in a river or a lake |
| 37% | RINTINTIN | 9 | German Shepherd dog, a Hollywood star of the 1920s who died in 1932 |
| 36% | LUTHER | 6 | Martin —, German leader of the Protestant Reformation who died in 1546 |
| 36% | RIP | 3 | Actor Torn or comedian Taylor, both of whom died in 2019 |
| 36% | JFK | 3 | Alternative to La Guardia or Newark, in brief |
| 36% | CAB | 3 | Alternative to a bus or subway, in Manhattan |
| 36% | RIDE | 4 | “Bad Boys: ___ or Die” (Will Smith and Martin Lawrence blockbuster that was released in June, 2024) |
| 36% | KESSELRING | 10 | Albert —, German Luftwaffe field marshal general during WWII who died in 1960 |
| 35% | ANYALL | 6 | Alternative to she/her or they/them, in a bio |