| 100% | SHARPEI | 7 | Loose-skinned dog of Chinese origin with a frowning expression |
| 46% | GONG | 4 | Percussion instrument of Chinese origin struck with a felt mallet |
| 46% | CELADON | 7 | Type of pottery of Chinese origin with a pale green glaze |
| 45% | GONG | 4 | Percussion instrument of Chinese origin that is struck with a felt mallet |
| 39% | SHARPEI | 7 | Dog of a Chinese breed |
| 37% | SHARPEI | 7 | Dog with loose, wrinkly skin |
| 36% | ELKHOUND | 8 | Dog of the spitz type with a shaggy grey coat |
| 36% | MEDOWN | 6 | Blow __ with a feather; expression of disbelief |
| 36% | AVON | 4 | Company with a Skin So Soft line of products |
| 36% | ONO | 3 | Yoko with a voice role in “Isle of Dogs” |
| 36% | LASSIE | 6 | Dog with a Walk of Fame star |
| 36% | HOUND | 5 | Dog with a powerful sense of smell |
| 35% | DEWLAP | 6 | A loose fold of skin hanging beneath animal chin |
| 35% | VESICLE | 7 | A small raised area of skin filled with fluid |
| 34% | LASSIE | 6 | Dog with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 34% | CRESTED | 7 | The Chinese __ is a breed of hairless dog |
| 34% | CHOWCHOW | 8 | Repetitive name of a thick-coated Chinese dog |
| 34% | RCA | 3 | Brand of home electronics with a dog mascot |
| 34% | BRINDLED | 8 | Any brown dog with patches of a darker color |
| 33% | SHANGHAI | 8 | Chinese city with a busy port and host of the 2005 World Table Tennis Championships Finals |
| 33% | BLOODHOUNDS | 11 | Hunting dogs with a keen sense of smell |
| 33% | ACU | 3 | Prefix with "puncture" to mean a form of traditional Chinese medicine |
| 33% | CHOWCHOW | 8 | Chinese dog breed with a mane like a lion |
| 32% | MAHJONG | 7 | Chinese game played with a set of 144 tiles |
| 32% | LHASAAPSO | 9 | Small dog of a Tibetan breed with a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back |
| 32% | EYEOFTHETIGER | 13 | 1982 hit for Survivor with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 4 wds. |
| 32% | OGEN | 4 | Variety of small melon with a green skin and pale green flesh |
| 32% | LHASA | 5 | & 7D Small dog of a Tibetan breed with a well-feathered tail carried curled over its back |
| 32% | WHITERABBIT | 11 | 1967 hit for Jefferson Airplane with a sign of the Chinese zodiac in its title: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SHARPEI | 7 | Wrinkly Chinese dog with a blue-black tongue (Hyph.) |