| 100% | THEROOTS | 8 | Hip-hop band that dropped “Square” from its name |
| 55% | UBER | 4 | Service that dropped "Cab" from its name in 2011 |
| 55% | SAMOA | 5 | Country that dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 |
| 54% | THEDOORS | 8 | 1960s-'70s band that took its name from an Aldous Huxley title |
| 53% | JAMBA | 5 | Juice chain that dropped "Juice" from its name in 2019 |
| 53% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 53% | YORK | 4 | New ___ Dolls, rock band that features USA's Time Square city in its name |
| 52% | MAX | 3 | Streaming service that dropped "HBO" from its name in May 2023 |
| 52% | JAMBA | 5 | Chain that dropped “Juice” from its name in 2019 |
| 51% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 49% | KILLERS | 7 | The ___, "Mr. Brightside" band that derived its name from a fictitious band seen in New Order's "Crystal" music video |
| 48% | ACCESS | 6 | Daily entertainment-news program that dropped "Hollywood" from its name in 2017 |
| 47% | EPCOT | 5 | Attraction that dropped the word "Center" from its name in 1994 |
| 46% | FEDEX | 5 | Company that dropped "eral" and "press" from its name in 1994 |
| 46% | OLAY | 4 | Skin care brand that dropped "Oil of" from its name |
| 46% | CATAN | 5 | Board game that dropped "The Settlers of" from its name |
| 46% | TOTO | 4 | Band that shares its name with a film canine |
| 45% | UBER | 4 | It dropped "Cab" from its name in 2011 |
| 45% | SAMOA | 5 | It dropped "Western" from its name in 1997 |
| 45% | OLAY | 4 | Skin care brand that dropped "Oil of" from its name in 1999 |
| 44% | ASTI | 4 | Sparkling Italian wine that dropped the word "spumante" from its name |
| 44% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 43% | AOL | 3 | ISP that dropped the long form of its name in 2006 |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological underworld river |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | 1970s-1980s band that shares its name with an underworld river |
| 43% | STYX | 4 | "Mr. Roboto" band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 43% | XRAYSPEX | 8 | Punk band that shares its name with a novelty catalog purchase |
| 43% | DISCOBISCUITS | 13 | Philadelphia jam band that shares its name with a club drug |
| 43% | INCUBUS | 7 | "Drive" alt-rock band that chose their name from a thesaurus |
| 43% | ASTI | 4 | Sparkling Italian wine that dropped the word "spumante" from its name in 1993 |