| 100% | ANSON | 5 | George —, English naval commander who completed a circumnavigation of the globe in 1744 |
| 38% | LYSANDER | 8 | Spartan naval commander of the Peloponnesian war who died in 395 BC |
| 34% | ADMIRAL | 7 | Naval commander in chief of a large fleet |
| 33% | KODISMITMCPHEE | 14 | "The Power of the Dog" co-star who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | TWENTYSIX | 9 | The number of complete miles in a marathon |
| 32% | COVERDALE | 9 | Miles —, first translator of the complete Bible into English in 1535 |
| 32% | SQUAREPANTS | 11 | Surname of the Bikini Bottom resident who lives in a pineapple |
| 32% | PARISIAN | 8 | A person who lives in the capital of France |
| 32% | JODIEFOSTER | 11 | Actress who won a Golden Globe for "The Silence of the Lambs" and won their Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 31% | LEN | 3 | Barker of the Cleveland Indians who pitched a perfect game in 1981 |
| 31% | USS | 3 | Inits. in the name of a naval frigate |
| 31% | ACTON | 5 | John —, English naval officer and prime minister of Naples who died in 1811 |
| 31% | VIOLADAVIS | 10 | American actress who completed the Triple Crown of Acting in 2016 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | GLENDAJACKSON | 13 | British actress who completed the Triple Crown of Acting in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | CHRISPRATT | 10 | "Guardians of the Galaxy" actor who once lived in a van: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ARGO | 4 | First steamship with a planned circumnavigation of the globe |
| 31% | BETBLOCKER | 10 | One who stands in the way of a wager? |
| 31% | MACLEOD | 7 | Iain —, Chancellor of the Exchequer who died in 1970 after a month in office |
| 31% | NEWTGINGRICH | 12 | Former Speaker of the House who was raised in a military family: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HENRYI | 6 | English king who was a son of William the Conqueror |
| 31% | EDDYSTONE | 9 | — Rocks, a group in the English Channel southwest of Plymouth |
| 31% | CUER | 4 | One who might work in the wings of a theater |
| 31% | INVESTOR | 8 | One who commits capital in the hope of a return |
| 31% | FIERI | 5 | Guy who spends a lot of time in the kitchen |
| 30% | LINCOLN | 7 | Abraham ___, 16th President of the U.S. who had a general store in New Salem |
| 30% | BILLCLINTON | 11 | Former President of the United States who received a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968: 2 wds. |
| 30% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who once was in a relationship with J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 30% | MONROE | 6 | James ___, fifth President of the United States after whom a city in Louisiana is named |
| 30% | COOLIDGE | 8 | Calvin ___, 30th President of the United States after whom a city in Arizona is named |
| 30% | TRENTON | 7 | Site of a 1776 George Washington victory in the Revolutionary War |