| 100% | YETI | 4 | Himalayan legend whose name was rejected as the new nickname for Utah's NHL team due to trademark concerns |
| 27% | IKE | 3 | Nickname for the president whose first name was actually Dwight |
| 27% | UMBRIEL | 7 | Darkest moon of Uranus, whose name is related to the Latin for "shadow" |
| 27% | APRIL | 5 | Month whose name is said to be derived from the Latin for "to open" |
| 27% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for a Southern university whose teams are the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 26% | FREDBIRD | 8 | Cardinals mascot whose name rhymes with a nickname for a member of the team |
| 26% | NHL | 3 | Sports group whose newest team is the Utah Mammoth: Abbr. |
| 25% | LENOVO | 6 | Chinese PC giant whose name is partly derived from the Latin for "new" |
| 25% | ELF | 3 | Cosmetics brand whose name is an acronym for the places it’s used |
| 24% | LAVENDER | 8 | Herb whose name is derived from the Latin for "to wash" |
| 24% | JENGA | 5 | Game whose name is derived from the Swahili for "to build" |
| 24% | TULANE | 6 | New Orleans university whose team name is the Green Wave |
| 24% | GOOGLE | 6 | Company whose name is spelled with up to 10 O's toward the bottom of its webpages |
| 24% | KIWI | 4 | Bird whose name is the same as its call |
| 24% | LEO | 3 | Constellation whose name is from the Latin for "lion" |
| 24% | PANGOLIN | 8 | Animal whose name is the Malay word for roller |
| 24% | TSETSE | 6 | Fly whose name is the Tswana word for “fly” |
| 23% | STANLEE | 7 | Comic book legend whose name is an anagram of the word "leanest": 2 wds. |
| 23% | UTAH | 4 | State that's home to the NHL's newest team |
| 23% | PRETAMANGER | 11 | Sandwich chain whose name is French for "ready to eat" |
| 23% | PALOMAR | 7 | Mount whose name is Spanish for "place of the pigeon" |
| 23% | OPAL | 4 | Gem whose name is from the Latin for "precious stone" |
| 23% | PLANO | 5 | Texas city whose name is the Spanish word for "flat" |
| 23% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 23% | TOPEKA | 6 | City whose name is Siouan for "good place to dig potatoes" |
| 23% | GORILLAZ | 8 | Grammy-winning group whose name is an homage to the Monkees |
| 23% | PENTE | 5 | Go-like game whose name is the Greek word for "five" |
| 23% | DRACO | 5 | Constellation whose name is the Latin term for a mythical beast |
| 23% | TOPEKA | 6 | City whose name is Siouan for "a good place to grow potatoes" |
| 23% | TOPEKA | 6 | City whose name is Siouan for "a good place to dig potatoes" |