| 100% | BALACLAVA | 9 | Knit cap named for a place in Crimea |
| 57% | EREBUS | 6 | Antarctic volcano named for a place in the underworld |
| 57% | LABRADOR | 8 | Type of retriever named for a place in Canada |
| 49% | RAS | 3 | Arabic for a "head" ; Common word in Arabic place names |
| 47% | TAM | 3 | Cap named for a Robert Burns hero |
| 45% | NOUN | 4 | Name for a name, in Grammar |
| 45% | WRAITH | 6 | Name for a ghost in Scottish |
| 45% | GYMNASIUM | 9 | Long name for a place made for physical exercise |
| 44% | PLEBEIAN | 8 | Name for a common citizen in Ancient Rome |
| 43% | PARAMETER | 9 | Name for a value accepted by a function, in programming |
| 43% | PLAYMAKER | 9 | Alternative name for a point guard in basketball |
| 43% | OPAL | 4 | Fitting name for a girl born in October |
| 43% | KNAVE | 5 | Another name for a jack, in cards |
| 42% | HYACINTH | 8 | Flower named for a tragic figure in Greek myth |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | California river named for a common sight in it |
| 42% | HIGHWAY | 7 | Possible name for a main road in the US |
| 42% | GLEN | 4 | Good name for a guy living in the valley |
| 42% | DOUBLETOP | 9 | Another name for a score of 40 in darts |
| 42% | TARA | 4 | Place named for a mythical Irish queen |
| 42% | SISAL | 5 | Fiber named for a town in Mexico |
| 42% | CASABA | 6 | Fruit named for a city in Turkey |
| 42% | DIJON | 5 | Mustard named for a city in France |
| 42% | SPAS | 4 | Retreats named for a town in Belgium |
| 42% | BEDROOM | 7 | Place in a house meant for sleeping |
| 42% | BOSIE | 5 | Another name for a googly in cricket |
| 42% | OBELISK | 7 | Another name for a dagger in punctuation |
| 42% | TOU | 3 | Name for a king of Hamath, in the Bible (anagram of "out") |
| 42% | JEZEBEL | 7 | Feminist blog named for a scandalous woman in the Bible |
| 42% | LGA | 3 | Transportation hub named for a 1930s-'40s mayor, in brief |
| 42% | INSTA | 5 | Familiar name for a social media app ending in -gram |