| 100% | ANECDATA | 8 | Evidence derived from personal experience and observation rather than systematic research and analysis |
| 24% | MORAL | 5 | Lesson derived from an experience |
| 22% | APRIORI | 7 | Based on deduction rather than experience |
| 22% | IRONY | 5 | Humor derived from a contradictory observation |
| 22% | HINDI | 5 | "Thug" and "loot" derive from it |
| 22% | ERSE | 4 | "Plaid" and "spunk" derive from it |
| 21% | AUTOETHNOGRAPHY | 15 | Research method that combines personal experience with field work |
| 21% | PRIORI | 6 | A __: based on deduction rather than experience |
| 21% | INTERPOLATE | 11 | Insert rather than derive, such as meaning |
| 21% | BOSSANOVA | 9 | Music style derived from samba and jazz |
| 20% | ARNULFO | 7 | Italian boy's name derived from eagle and wolf |
| 20% | OIL | 3 | Liquid that can be derived from peanuts and coconuts |
| 20% | HINDI | 5 | Language from which “bungalow” and “jungle” derive |
| 20% | ORE | 3 | Word derived from the Old English words for "unworked metal" and "copper" |
| 20% | OPENNOTETESTS | 13 | *Exams that value analysis and understanding more than rote memorization |
| 20% | ARABIC | 6 | Language from which "cotton" and "candy" are derived |
| 20% | NORSE | 5 | Language from which "sky" and "egg" are derived |
| 20% | AIOLI | 5 | Its name is derived from Provençal words for "garlic" and "oil" |
| 19% | CYRILLIC | 8 | Alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages |
| 19% | CITRATE | 7 | Salt that can be derived from the acid in lemons and limes |
| 19% | BOTANICAL | 9 | Anything derived or created from plants and herbs |
| 19% | SHIHTZU | 7 | Small dog of a breed derived from crossing the Tibetan apso and Pekingese |
| 19% | USA | 3 | Country that's less than 100 miles from both Russia and Cuba: Abbr. |
| 19% | METHODISM | 9 | Protestant Christian movement deriving its inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley |
| 18% | SCRIMPS | 7 | Uses rather less than necessary and thus manages to save |
| 18% | BMI | 3 | Figure derived from your height and weight that helps determine whether you're underweight, overweight or just right (abbr.) |
| 18% | SCYLLA | 6 | "Torn Between ___ and Charybdis," song by Trivium that references an idiom derived from Greek mythology |
| 18% | INMAY | 5 | “Sweeter than the roses ___” (line from the standard “Sweet and Lovely”) |
| 18% | SEERSUCKER | 10 | Light cotton or linen fabric whose name derives from the Persian words for milk and sugar |
| 18% | RICKSHAW | 8 | Type of passenger cart whose name derives from the Japanese characters for “man,” “power,” and “vehicle” |