| 100% | REBEC | 5 | Medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin |
| 55% | CELLO | 5 | Bowed stringed instrument of the violin family |
| 52% | VIOL | 4 | Family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin family |
| 51% | VIOL | 4 | Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin |
| 50% | VIOL | 4 | Any of a family of stringed instruments that preceded the violin family |
| 49% | REBEC | 5 | Medieval stringed instrument |
| 49% | LUTE | 4 | Medieval stringed instrument |
| 49% | REBECS | 6 | Medieval stringed instruments |
| 47% | CELLO | 5 | Stringed orchestral instrument of the violin family that's played by Yo-Yo Ma |
| 44% | CITTERN | 7 | Stringed instrument from the Renaissance |
| 44% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument from the Renaissance |
| 44% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument of the Renaissance |
| 44% | VIOLAS | 6 | Instruments in the violin family |
| 44% | CRWTH | 5 | Stringed instrument resembling a bowed lyre associated with Welsh music |
| 43% | ZITHER | 6 | Stringed instrument, forerunner to the guitar |
| 43% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument related to the mandolin |
| 43% | LYRE | 4 | Stringed instrument akin to the harp |
| 43% | VIOLINS | 7 | Stringed instruments with the highest pitch |
| 42% | CELLO | 5 | Stringed instrument that rests on the floor |
| 42% | HARP | 4 | Stringed instrument seen in the Guinness beer logo |
| 41% | LYRE | 4 | Stringed instrument that symbolized wisdom to the ancient Greeks |
| 41% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in the song "Cotton Eye Joe" |
| 41% | MANDOLIN | 8 | Plucked stringed instrument related to the lute |
| 40% | CELLO | 5 | Stringed instrument that rests on the floor while being played |
| 40% | CELLO | 5 | Bass instrument of the violin family |
| 40% | CELLO | 5 | String instrument from the violin family |
| 39% | SITAR | 5 | Stringed instrument from the East that was incorporated in "Norwegian Wood" |
| 39% | GUITAR | 6 | Stringed musical instrument related to the lute |
| 38% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument, with a neck and a rounded back, resembling a half-egg |
| 38% | ABASEABASS | 10 | Criticize the stringed instrument? |