| 100% | CROCI | 5 | Flowers that are a source of the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine |
| 56% | ITASCA | 6 | Lake that is a source of the Mississippi |
| 48% | ASTER | 5 | Daisy-like flower that is a member of the sunflower family and blooms late in fall |
| 47% | DAISY | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of a character from "The Great Gatsby" |
| 47% | IRIS | 4 | Pigmented eye part that is also the name of a flower |
| 46% | PINES | 5 | Coniferous trees that are a source of timber |
| 44% | PAROS | 5 | Greek island that was a source of fine white marble in ancient times |
| 44% | ANGORAS | 7 | Wool sources that were the subject of a 2013 PETA exposé |
| 44% | DAFFODIL | 8 | Spring flower that is a national symbol of Wales |
| 43% | ITASCA | 6 | Lake that's a source of the Mississippi |
| 42% | RISE | 4 | "___ of the Planet of the Apes," 2011 movie about an ape being exposed to a gene-modifying drug that enhances his intelligence |
| 42% | UNCANNYVALLEY | 13 | Phenomenon that is “probably a form of instinct that protects us from proximal . . . sources of danger,” per the roboticist Masahiro Mori |
| 42% | CASSAVAS | 8 | Plants that are a natural source of cyanide |
| 42% | ALE | 3 | Beverage that was a medieval source of nutrition |
| 42% | LAKE | 4 | ___ Victoria, waterbody in the Tanzanian and Ugandan forests that is a source of the Nile |
| 42% | ROSE | 4 | Flower that is also a popular character in the film "Titanic" |
| 42% | EGG | 3 | Poultry output that is a healthy source of fat |
| 42% | SURETE | 6 | French agency that was a predecessor of the FBI |
| 42% | POPPY | 5 | Flower that's the source of opium |
| 42% | ORCHID | 6 | Flower that's the source of vanilla |
| 42% | YEW | 3 | Tree that was the source of the poison in Christie's A Pocket Full of Rye |
| 41% | LIME | 4 | Green fruit that is a good source of vitamin C |
| 41% | LILAC | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also a shade of purple |
| 41% | STAMPTAX | 8 | Colonial grievance that was a cause of the Revolutionary War |
| 41% | DOT | 3 | Tiny spot that is a part of the letter "i" |
| 41% | WMD | 3 | Big bombs that were a focus of the Iraq War: Abbr. |
| 41% | LILY | 4 | Bell-shaped flower that is a symbol of purity |
| 41% | BERRY | 5 | Word with "Smurf" to mean a red fruit that is a source of nutrition for the Smurfs |
| 41% | FUSION | 6 | Mr. ___, gadget from "Back to the Future" that is a source of sustainable energy |
| 40% | ROE | 3 | Fish eggs that are a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids |