| 100% | OLYMPIANS | 9 | Indianapolis ___, extinct NBA team from Indiana whose name is inspired by the Greek Gods |
| 44% | STAGS | 5 | Chicago ___, extinct NBA team from Illinois whose name is also a group of male deer |
| 44% | HUSKIES | 7 | Toronto ___, extinct NBA team from Ontario whose name is also a group of furry dogs |
| 44% | HAWKS | 5 | Waterloo ___, extinct NBA team from Iowa whose name is also a group of sharp-eyed birds |
| 43% | ALLTIME | 7 | ___ Low, "Monsters" band whose name was inspired by lyrics from the song "Head On Collision" by New Found Glory: 2 wds. |
| 41% | BENGALS | 7 | Cincinnati ___, NFL team from Ohio whose name is heavily inspired by tigers |
| 41% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |
| 39% | PITCHFORK | 9 | Music review website, whose name was inspired by the tattoo design on Al Pacino's right arm in "Scarface" |
| 38% | MOUNTAINDEW | 11 | Citrus-flavored soft drink brand under PepsiCo, whose name was inspired by the term Tennesseans had for illicit liquor: 2 wds. |
| 38% | REBELS | 6 | Cleveland ___, extinct NBA team from Ohio whose name denotes resistance |
| 38% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 38% | ALIENWARE | 9 | Dell gaming brand whose name was inspired by "The X-Files" |
| 38% | MODEST | 6 | ___ Mouse, "Float On" band whose name is inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "The Mark on the Wall" |
| 37% | NUGGETS | 7 | Denver ___, NBA team from Colorado whose name is also a chicken appetizer |
| 37% | BARIUM | 6 | Element whose name is derived from the Greek for "heavy" |
| 37% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 37% | XENA | 4 | TV heroine whose name is derived from the Greek for "stranger" |
| 37% | ASTATINE | 8 | Radioactive element whose name is derived from the Greek for "unstable" |
| 36% | EROS | 4 | Greek god whose name is one letter off from 118-Down |
| 35% | FRAISIER | 8 | French cake whose name is inspired by strawberries |
| 35% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 35% | MILWAUKEE | 9 | ___ Bucks, Wisconsin-based NBA team whose slogan from 2015 has been "Fear the Deer" |
| 34% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 34% | MEGALODONS | 10 | Extinct swimmers whose name comes from the Greek for “giant tooth” |
| 34% | NEONTREES | 9 | Band whose name was inspired by In-N-Out Burger signage |
| 34% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company in the Fortune 100 whose name was inspired by an Italian volcano |
| 34% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 34% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 34% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 33% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |