| 100% | NEET | 4 | Former name for a rival of Nair |
| 65% | TESLA | 5 | Car company named for a rival of Thomas Edison |
| 59% | NEHRU | 5 | Jacket style named for a former prime minister of India |
| 57% | PIBB | 4 | Mr. __: Former name of a Dr Pepper rival |
| 54% | ELDORADO | 8 | Former Cadillac model named for a legendary city of gold |
| 52% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for a former U.S. president or last name of a former Japanese prime minister |
| 50% | CANTON | 6 | Former name for the Chinese city of Guangzhou |
| 49% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 49% | EIRE | 4 | Former name for the Republic of Ireland |
| 49% | BURMA | 5 | Former name for the country of Myanmar |
| 49% | PLUTONIUM | 9 | Radioactive element named for a former planet |
| 49% | KIR | 3 | Aperitif named for a former Dijon mayor |
| 49% | SATSUMA | 7 | Citrus named for a former Japanese province |
| 49% | ULSTER | 6 | Coat named for a former Irish province |
| 49% | BMT | 3 | Subway sub named for a former subway system |
| 49% | TORERO | 6 | Spanish name for a bullfighter (anagram of "rooter") |
| 49% | DOGFISH | 7 | Canine name for a small species of shark |
| 49% | FEDERALEXPRESS | 14 | Former name of a UPS competitor |
| 49% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name of a Tanzanian neighbor |
| 48% | ALUMNI | 6 | Name for graduates of a university |
| 48% | JULIAN | 6 | Name for a year that consists of 365.25 Earth days |
| 48% | LICORICEPIZZA | 13 | 2021 movie named for a former record store chain |
| 48% | RUBBERMATCH | 11 | Good name for a dating site of massage therapists? |
| 48% | COCCYX | 6 | Medical name for a tailbone, base of the spine |
| 48% | SIAMESETWINS | 12 | Old-fashioned name for a conjoined pair of babies |
| 48% | TUES | 4 | It's named for a Scand. god of battle |
| 48% | SIAM | 4 | Former name of a neighbor of Burma |
| 48% | KIROV | 5 | Former name of a Russian ballet company |
| 48% | MPAA | 4 | Former name of a film-rating org. |
| 48% | SCHOOL | 6 | Educational name for a group of fish |