| 100% | TIMOR | 5 | Isle at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands whose name (unsurprisingly!) comes from the Malay for "east" |
| 47% | TIMOR | 5 | Island whose name comes from the Malay for "east" |
| 38% | UVULA | 5 | Part of the throat whose name comes from the Latin for "little grape" |
| 38% | NEVIS | 5 | Tropical island whose name comes from the Spanish for "snows" |
| 37% | ORCA | 4 | Sea creature whose genus name comes from the Latin for “of the kingdom of the dead” |
| 37% | COUPE | 5 | Type of car whose name comes from the French word for "cut" |
| 37% | SARONG | 6 | Garment whose name comes from the Malay for "sheath" |
| 36% | SARI | 4 | Garment whose name comes from the Sanskrit for "strip of cloth" |
| 36% | UVEA | 4 | Part of the eye whose name comes from the Latin word for “grape” |
| 35% | ECLAIR | 6 | Creme-filled oblong pastry whose name comes from the French for a flash of lightning |
| 35% | ORAN | 4 | Port name that comes from the Berber for "place of lions" |
| 35% | ERIE | 4 | Lake whose name probably comes from the Iroquoian word for "long tail" |
| 35% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 34% | KIA | 3 | Carmaker whose name roughly translates from Korean as "come out of the East" |
| 34% | IKEA | 4 | Store chain whose name partly comes from the initials of its founder, Ingvar Kamprad |
| 34% | FERRET | 6 | Pet whose name comes from the Latin for "little thief" |
| 34% | FAJITAS | 7 | Dish whose name comes from the Spanish for “little strips” |
| 34% | MUSCLE | 6 | Body part whose name comes from the Latin for "little mouse" |
| 34% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 33% | OLDDRAGONSHEAD | 14 | Section of the eastern end of this puzzle's landmark, so named for its resemblance to a mythical beast drinking from the sea |
| 33% | TELEOLOGY | 9 | Branch of causality that comes from the Greek for "study of the end" |
| 33% | STYX | 4 | River whose name comes entirely from the last eight letters of the alphabet |
| 33% | GAR | 3 | Fish whose name comes from the Old English for "spear" |
| 33% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name comes from the German word for peppermint |
| 33% | ERG | 3 | Unit whose name comes from the Greek word for "work" |
| 33% | BAGUETTE | 8 | Loaf whose name comes from the French word for "stick" |
| 33% | HEMATITE | 8 | Mineral whose name comes from the Greek word for "blood" |
| 33% | XENON | 5 | Gas whose name comes from the Greek word for "foreigner" |
| 33% | SEPIA | 5 | Color whose name comes from the Greek word for "cuttlefish" |
| 32% | NOH | 3 | Form of classical dance drama whose name comes from the word for "skill", that's been continuously performed in Japan since the 14th century |