| 100% | ENGEL | 5 | Last name that's German for a celestial being |
| 53% | WEIMAR | 6 | German state that a dog is named for |
| 48% | ETHANE | 6 | Compound that becomes a man's name when its last letter is removed |
| 48% | TINA | 4 | Girl's name that becomes a contraction when its first and last letters are switched |
| 47% | HENRI | 5 | French name that is an anagram of a German river |
| 47% | IRE | 3 | Word for "anger" that becomes a country's name when "land" is added to the end |
| 46% | RIEMANN | 7 | German mathematician for whom a branch of geometry is named |
| 46% | BETTE | 5 | Name that's a homophone for 13-Down |
| 46% | ADAMDRIVER | 10 | "Ferrari" actor whose last name is a synonym for a chauffeur: 2 wds. |
| 46% | JOE | 3 | Name that's also a slang term for coffee |
| 45% | GLEN | 4 | Name that's also a word for a narrow valley |
| 45% | HORNET | 6 | Insect that a pro team from Charlotte is named for |
| 45% | TEA | 3 | Drink that a certain kind of spoon is named for |
| 45% | PSYCH | 5 | Informal name for a hospital department related to mental health that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 45% | CARDIO | 6 | Informal name for a hospital department related to the heart that is featured in "Grey's Anatomy" |
| 45% | AUSTINBUTLER | 12 | "Dune: Part Two" actor whose last name is a synonym for a manservant: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ANITABAKER | 10 | "Sweet Love" singer whose last name is a synonym for a pastry chef: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BLENDE | 6 | Name for zinc sulfide that is one letter short of a kitchen appliance |
| 44% | KRAFTWERK | 9 | Synth-pop band name that's German for ''power plant'' |
| 44% | TOY | 3 | Jack-in-the-box, originally made for a prince's fifth birthday by a German clockmaker named Claus, is an example of one of these |
| 44% | AMWAY | 5 | Brand name that's pig Latin for a band name |
| 44% | SURNAME | 7 | Another word for a person's last name |
| 43% | HENRI | 5 | French name that's an anagram of a mostly German river |
| 43% | MUM | 3 | Informal name for a fall garden flower given on Mother's Day that is also a way to say "mom" |
| 43% | SALTY | 5 | Making a comeback is this "sodium-rich" slangy term for an annoyed person that originated in the late 1930's |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | State that was named for a river |
| 43% | VIA | 3 | ___ Getty (image attribution that was mistaken on Twitter for the name of a person) |
| 43% | ORANGE | 6 | Color named for a citrus juice fruit that is a breakfast staple |
| 42% | MOHS | 4 | Friedrich —, German scientist after whom a scale for expressing the hardness of minerals is named |
| 42% | LIU | 3 | Actress whose last name is a New York school's inits. |