| 100% | ESEL | 4 | German donkey (from which we get a word that means "artist's stand") |
| 43% | FEST | 4 | Word that refers to a celebration with a specific focus, which originated from German |
| 38% | GENOA | 5 | Italian city from which we get the word "jeans" |
| 37% | GALA | 4 | Word that refers to a lavish party, which originated from French |
| 36% | KEG | 3 | Word that refers to a beer container, which originated from Old Norse |
| 36% | ALCOHOL | 7 | Word that refers to a liquid used in cocktails, which originated from Latin |
| 35% | AGONY | 5 | Word that comes from a Greek term meaning “the struggle to win a contest” |
| 35% | PER | 3 | A word that means for each |
| 35% | LUXE | 4 | A word that means elegance or opulence |
| 34% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Language from which we get "karma" |
| 34% | SANSKRIT | 8 | Language from which we get "cashmere" |
| 34% | PARONYM | 7 | Word derived from another that has a related meaning, like "wisdom" from "wise" |
| 34% | CHAOS | 5 | Word meaning "state of utter confusion" that is derived from a mythological void |
| 34% | PEZ | 3 | Candy that gets its name from the German word for "peppermint" |
| 34% | ROUTINE | 7 | Gymnast's performance ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 34% | FARSI | 5 | Iranian language from which we get "turban" |
| 34% | ATLAS | 5 | Word meaning "book of maps" that is derived from a Titan in Greek mythology |
| 33% | YIDDISH | 7 | Language from which we get "chutzpah" and "bubkes" |
| 33% | GREEK | 5 | Language from which we get "academy" and "democracy" |
| 33% | YIDDISH | 7 | Language from which we get bupkis and shtick |
| 33% | URDU | 4 | Language from which we get "pajama" and "khaki" |
| 33% | CREE | 4 | Language from which we get "Manitoba" and "Saskatchewan" |
| 33% | INFO | 4 | Short for a word that means "relevant knowledge" |
| 33% | ARCO | 4 | Word that means "with a bow" |
| 33% | IOTA | 4 | The 9th Greek letter, which is also a word that means a tiny bit |
| 33% | ECHO | 4 | Word meaning "rebound of sound" that is derived from a mountain nymph in Greek mythology |
| 33% | NAVIGATION | 10 | The "nav" in "Satnav," a word which comes from the Sanskrit word "Navagatha," which also means the same |
| 33% | OPT | 3 | Anagram of "top" for a word that means "decide" |
| 33% | PRACTICE | 8 | "___ makes perfect" ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 33% | PETIT | 5 | Minor, in law (similar to a word that means small) |