| 100% | ADOLF | 5 | First name from which the "Adi" in Adidas is derived |
| 55% | ARAM | 4 | Biblical region from which the name of a language is derived |
| 54% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school from which the first Internet transmission was sent, in 1969: Abbr. |
| 52% | CAESAR | 6 | Name from which the title “tsar” derives |
| 51% | SHEAF | 5 | River in Sheffield from which the city derives its name |
| 50% | DARCY | 5 | Character whose first name, Fitzwilliam, is used only twice in the classic novel in which he appears |
| 50% | PEZ | 3 | Tablet-shaped candy whose name was derived from the first, middle, and last letters in the German word for peppermint |
| 47% | SHAH | 4 | Royal title from which the word “checkmate” is derived |
| 47% | CHI | 3 | Greek letter from which the Cyrillic kha is derived |
| 47% | TIBET | 5 | Land from which the Dalai Lama is in exile |
| 47% | ROBOT | 5 | Invention that was first mentioned in the sci-fi novel "R.U.R" by Karel Capek from which the name was derived |
| 47% | AMIR | 4 | First name derived from the Arabic for "prince" |
| 46% | SHAH | 4 | Ruler's title from which the word "chess" is derived |
| 45% | LBJ | 3 | Name by which the US president from 1963-69 was known |
| 45% | ORRIN | 5 | First name in the senate from 1977 to earlier this month |
| 45% | TSAR | 4 | Ruler whose title is derived from the name "Caesar" |
| 45% | IONE | 4 | Girl's name in which the last three letters are equivalent to the first? |
| 45% | LECAR | 5 | Name under which the Renault 5 was marketed in the U.S. |
| 45% | LAWLORDS | 8 | Name by which the Lords of Appeal in Ordinary were also known |
| 44% | DOGFISH | 7 | Name by which the small-spotted cat shark is also known in the UK |
| 44% | BELGIANCONGO | 12 | Name by which the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known from 1908-60 |
| 44% | CITRATE | 7 | Salt that can be derived from the acid in lemons and limes |
| 43% | NEIL | 4 | First name in NASA's prestigious list of astronauts who have been to the moon |
| 43% | FURY | 4 | Word meaning "extreme rage" that is derived from the Erinyes in Greek mythology |
| 42% | ETA | 3 | First letter in the Greek alphabet whose name is three letters long |
| 42% | BIZARROWORLD | 12 | Metaphorical setting in which everything is inverted from the norm |
| 42% | ECO | 3 | In vogue prefix derived from the old Greek name for "household" |
| 42% | NBA | 3 | Org. in which Lusia Harris was the first woman officially drafted |
| 42% | RUGBY | 5 | ___ sevens, sport which was first contested in the 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 42% | STURMER | 7 | Village in Essex after which dessert apple the — pippin is named |