| 100% | CICADA | 6 | Large, droning insect common in warm regions |
| 89% | CICADA | 6 | Large broad insect common in warm regions the male of which produces a high-pitched drone |
| 42% | LOCUST | 6 | Insect of warm and tropical regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation |
| 41% | LOCUST | 6 | Insect of warm regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation |
| 37% | SWARMING | 8 | Insects flying in large groups |
| 36% | DEET | 4 | Common ingredient in insect repellents: Abbr. |
| 36% | PIEDMONT | 8 | Large wine-growing region in northern Italy |
| 36% | ASIA | 4 | Largest region in the board game Risk |
| 35% | WANAKA | 6 | Large lake in New Zealand's Otago region |
| 34% | ANT | 3 | Small insect often seen in large colonies |
| 34% | SIMPSON | 7 | — Desert, large barren region in Central Australia |
| 33% | CHALET | 6 | Type of farmhouse, common in alpine regions |
| 32% | PHARAOH | 7 | — ant, small insect commonly found in kitchens and warm places |
| 32% | HIROSHIMA | 9 | Largest city in Chugoku region of western Honshu |
| 31% | IRKUTSK | 7 | Large city and Oblast in Russia's Siberia region |
| 31% | LOCUST | 6 | Insect of tropical regions of the Old World that travels in swarms stripping vegetation |
| 31% | REINDEER | 8 | Large deer live in tundra regions, pulls sleighs |
| 30% | BEE | 3 | Droning insect |
| 29% | GECKO | 5 | Warm region lizard |
| 29% | PALM | 4 | Warm region tree |
| 29% | BEE | 3 | Females of Megachile pluto are the largest known examples (2.5 in.) of this insect |
| 28% | BONFIRE | 7 | Large outdoor flame once used to keep people warm in the cold, now replaced by modern heating systems |
| 28% | GECKO | 5 | Small insectivorous terrestrial lizard of warm regions |
| 28% | TROPICS | 7 | Warm regions of the Earth |
| 28% | EST | 3 | Common in greatest, mightiest, best |
| 28% | ISM | 3 | Common in capitalism and communism? |
| 28% | NEER | 4 | Common in engineer and pioneer |
| 27% | OLE | 3 | Common in console, whole and role |
| 27% | ORE | 3 | Common in before, adore and more |
| 27% | TUNAS | 5 | Catches in warm seas |