| 100% | SAC | 3 | End of the French term for a no exit street |
| 46% | SAC | 3 | French term for a dead end; cul-de-__ |
| 46% | SAC | 3 | French term for a dead end, cul-de-__ |
| 45% | ESCALOPE | 8 | French term for a thin, boneless slice of meat |
| 45% | RAILHEAD | 8 | End of the line, for a train |
| 44% | WHITEHOPE | 9 | Term for heavyweight boxers thought to have a chance of ending Jack Johnson's dominance of the division in the 1910s |
| 44% | EDU | 3 | End of the email address for a university bursar, say |
| 43% | GRANDCRU | 8 | French term for wine of the most superior grade |
| 43% | DESI | 4 | Term for a member of the South Asian diaspora |
| 42% | YEARLING | 8 | Term for a horse between the ages of one and two |
| 42% | TREKKIE | 7 | One term for a follower of the USS Enterprise |
| 42% | EXAM | 4 | End of term challenge for a student |
| 42% | BEAU | 4 | Quaint term for a boyfriend, from the French for "handsome" |
| 42% | DOWNSTAGE | 9 | The front end of the performance area for a play |
| 42% | INFLATION | 9 | Economic term for a decline in the value of money |
| 42% | CAROM | 5 | American term for a cannon in the game of pool |
| 42% | STARBOARD | 9 | Term for the right side of a ship |
| 42% | REGICIDE | 8 | Term for the crime of killing a king |
| 41% | ETAPE | 5 | French word for a leg of the Tour de France |
| 41% | SUPERNOVA | 9 | Astronomical term for the explosion of a star |
| 41% | FRACTURE | 8 | Medical term for the break of a bone |
| 41% | MAGNITUDE | 9 | Astronomical term for the brightness of a star |
| 40% | GREENSEA | 8 | Nautical term for a large wave breaking over the deck of a ship |
| 40% | SODA | 4 | Generic term for a carbonated beverage, in certain parts of the U.S. |
| 40% | POP | 3 | Generic term for a carbonated beverage, in certain parts of the U.S. |
| 40% | KNOCKOUT | 8 | One of the reasons for ending a boxing match |
| 40% | NOOSE | 5 | End of a rope for someone at the end of their life |
| 40% | CHAIRMAN | 8 | "Male" term for the leader of a committee or board |
| 40% | KINETIC | 7 | Common term for the energy of a body in motion |
| 40% | CURD | 4 | Alternate term for the edible white part of a cauliflower |