| 100% | GIRAFFES | 8 | Long-necked creatures who graze on trees |
| 43% | LORAX | 5 | Dr. Seuss' titular creature who loves trees |
| 41% | LORAX | 5 | Creature who loves trees in a Dr. Seuss work |
| 40% | CHAU | 4 | Long who plays Steve on "PEN15" |
| 40% | PINED | 5 | Longed for tree on the day |
| 39% | PILLOW | 6 | Neck __, inflatable cushion on long-haul flights |
| 39% | MANE | 4 | Long hair on a horse’s neck |
| 39% | MANE | 4 | Long hair on a horse's neck |
| 39% | LLAMA | 5 | Long-necked creature |
| 39% | LORAX | 5 | Dr. Seuss' titular creature who loves trees (rhymes with "borax") |
| 37% | HOTMINUTE | 9 | Long time or short time, depending on who you ask |
| 37% | GIANTS | 6 | Fantasy creatures who might use trees as toothpicks |
| 37% | BOB | 3 | Ross who painted "happy little trees" on PBS |
| 37% | NIA | 3 | Actress Long who plays Giusi Green on "Empire" |
| 37% | NIA | 3 | Actress Long who plays Fatima on "You People" |
| 36% | ADAIR | 5 | Gilbert who wrote "Love and Death on Long Island" |
| 36% | RESIDENT | 8 | Person who lives somewhere on a long-term basis |
| 35% | THELORAX | 8 | Dr. Seuss book about an eco-conscious creature who "speaks for the trees": 2 wds. |
| 35% | JANA | 4 | Singer/actress Kramer who played Alex Dupre on "One Tree Hill" |
| 34% | WEREWOLF | 8 | Mythical creature who is human, except on full moon nights - when it transforms into a large canine |
| 33% | DIANE | 5 | ___ Chambers, character on the TV show "Cheers" who was played by Shelley Long |
| 33% | ATE | 3 | Grazed on |
| 33% | SWAN | 4 | Long-necked bird with a "knob" on its beak |
| 33% | HOWIE | 5 | ___ Mandel, Canadian comedian who is the longest serving judge on "America's Got Talent" |
| 32% | FLAMINGO | 8 | Long-necked, pink bird that often stands on one leg |
| 32% | MARIOCANTONE | 12 | "Men in Trees" actor who plays Anthony Marentino on "And Just Like That ... " (2 wds.) |
| 32% | SOPHIABUSH | 10 | The actress who played one of the central characters, Brooke Davis, on "One Tree Hill" |
| 32% | ANA | 3 | Gasteyer who was the Tree on "The Masked Singer" in 2019 |
| 31% | BURLS | 5 | Knots, on trees |
| 31% | ORNAMENTS | 9 | Trinkets on trees |