| 100% | ARETE | 5 | Excellence as a virtue, to ancient Greeks |
| 52% | ARETE | 5 | Excellence, to ancient Greeks |
| 47% | ARTA | 4 | Greek city known to the ancients as Ambracia |
| 44% | OEDIPUSREX | 10 | Ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, recognized by many as a masterpiece and first performed about 429 BC |
| 43% | HAFTING | 7 | Adding a handle to a tool, as ancient peoples did |
| 43% | SAPPHO | 6 | Ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, known for her lyric poetry such as "The Ode to Aphrodite" |
| 42% | EROS | 4 | Cupid, to ancient Greeks |
| 42% | DELPHIC | 7 | Relating to ancient Greek oracle |
| 41% | EPILEPSY | 8 | The "sacred disease," to ancient Greeks |
| 41% | ODYSSEY | 7 | "The ___," ancient Greek poem by Homer about a warrior lost at sea for years, trying to find his way home |
| 40% | EROS | 4 | Cupid, to ancient Greeks (anagram of "sore") |
| 40% | PATIENCE | 8 | Bierce's ''despair, disguised as a virtue'' |
| 40% | ENAMI | 5 | As a friend, to François |
| 40% | ENAMI | 5 | As a friend, to Frédéric |
| 40% | ARETE | 5 | Sum of one’s virtues, to the ancient Greeks |
| 39% | ODE | 3 | Ancient Greek style of a poem |
| 39% | ENAMI | 5 | As a friend, to the French |
| 39% | OBOL | 4 | Ancient Greek coin, six to the drachma |
| 39% | PARTHENON | 9 | Ancient Greek temple dedicated to goddess Athena |
| 39% | PYTHEAS | 7 | Ancient Greek voyager to the British Isles |
| 39% | NEMEA | 5 | Ancient Greek city with a mythical lion |
| 39% | TUNIC | 5 | Ancient Greek garment worn with a belt |
| 39% | BASSARIS | 8 | Ancient Greek word for a fox skin |
| 38% | CHITON | 6 | Ancient Greek dress made from a rectangular cloth |
| 38% | ACROPOLIS | 9 | Ancient Greek settlement, citadel built on a hill |
| 38% | SYMPOSIUM | 9 | Ancient Greek drinking party, now a formal meeting |
| 38% | SATYR | 5 | Ancient Greek trickster with a horse's tail |
| 37% | SPARTAN | 7 | Ancient Greek soldier, won in a battle with Athens |
| 37% | THEACROPOLIS | 12 | Ancient Greek site located on a hill overlooking Athens |
| 37% | INJEST | 6 | As a joke, not meant to be taken seriously |