| 100% | ZULU | 4 | Letter of the NATO alphabet that is also the name of an African language |
| 54% | EEK | 3 | Cry of surprise that is also the name of an Alaskan city |
| 53% | JAVA | 4 | Programming language that's also the name of an island |
| 50% | LAO | 3 | Language that's the name of an Asian country minus its last letter |
| 48% | VIOLA | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of actress Davis from "The Help" |
| 48% | CLIO | 4 | A famous Renault car. Also the name of an award that was coveted on the TV show "Mad Men" |
| 48% | DAISY | 5 | Five-lettered flower that is also the name of a character from "The Great Gatsby" |
| 47% | ZULU | 4 | African language and the last letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| 46% | ERNE | 4 | Bird that's also the name of an Irish river |
| 46% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that is also the name of a tree |
| 46% | IBERIA | 6 | Madrid-based airline that is also the name of its peninsula |
| 46% | SPADES | 6 | Card suit that is also the name of a card game |
| 46% | IRIS | 4 | Pigmented eye part that is also the name of a flower |
| 45% | ETNA | 4 | Poker term read backwards which is also the name of an Italian volcano |
| 45% | JAVA | 4 | Slang word for "coffee" that's also the name of an Indonesian island |
| 45% | DELTA | 5 | Airline that's also the name of a Greek letter |
| 45% | ANGORA | 6 | Kind of wool that differs by one letter from the name of an African country |
| 44% | DELTA | 5 | Greek letter that's also the name of a US airline |
| 44% | NEONLIGHTS | 10 | 2013 Demi Lovato song that was also the name of one of her 2014 tours: 2 wds. |
| 43% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 43% | ROMEO | 5 | Shakespeare character whose name is part of the NATO alphabet |
| 43% | HEREANDNOW | 10 | Title song from 30-Across's 2020 album that was also the name of his 2022 tour (3 wds.) |
| 43% | ARI | 3 | Name that sounds like two letters of the alphabet |
| 43% | STU | 3 | Name that's three consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 42% | ESTEE | 5 | Girl's name that sounds like two letters of the French alphabet |
| 42% | ABIE | 4 | Name that sounds like two consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 42% | ZETA | 4 | Letter that, surprisingly, is not the end of the Greek alphabet |
| 42% | KLM | 3 | Airline whose name is consecutive letters of the alphabet |
| 41% | INDIA | 5 | Country whose name is part of the NATO phonetic alphabet |
| 41% | ABC | 3 | Network whose name is three consecutive letters of the alphabet |