| 100% | HOWLER | 6 | Monkey that is named after the loud noise it makes |
| 50% | RIVERDALE | 9 | Teen drama series following Archie Andrews and his friends that is named after the town it is set in |
| 46% | ASTERS | 6 | Flowers that are named after the Greek word for "star" |
| 44% | UNCERTAIN | 9 | City in Harrison County, Texas, that is named so because it was the entry made by residents in the original application for township |
| 42% | DELMONICO | 9 | Steak style named after the restaurant that popularized it |
| 41% | NIKE | 4 | Sportswear brand known for its Air Jordan shoes, that is named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 41% | MYST | 4 | 1990s computer game named after the fictional island where it was set |
| 41% | TWIN | 4 | "___ Peaks," mystery series named after the fictional Washington town it is set in |
| 40% | ROCK | 4 | "30 ___," workplace sitcom named after the real-life NYC building it is set in |
| 40% | OKA | 3 | Unique Canadian cheese named after the location of the Trappist monks who originally made it |
| 40% | PLACE | 5 | "Melrose ___," '90s soap opera named after the trendy Los Angeles neighborhood it is set in |
| 39% | GATORADE | 8 | Drink named after the football team it was originally tested on |
| 39% | IBERIA | 6 | Madrid-based airline that is also the name of its peninsula |
| 39% | NEW | 3 | Chrysler ___ Yorker, automobile first sold in 1940 that is named after "The Big Apple" |
| 39% | KARATE | 6 | Japanese discipline that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics |
| 38% | OCT | 3 | Mo. that was the eighth in the Roman republican calendar (hence its name) |
| 38% | SKATEBOARDING | 13 | "Wheelie" and "ollie" activity that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics |
| 38% | CONE | 4 | Cold dessert that is made with syrup and shares part of its name with 14a |
| 38% | SPORTCLIMBING | 13 | Wall-ascending event that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 36% | ESPY | 4 | Award whose name is one letter different from the channel that originated it |
| 36% | QUEUE | 5 | Word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 36% | IDLE | 4 | The Eric that minor planet 9620 is named after |
| 36% | SILVER | 6 | Argentina was named after it |
| 36% | MOBILEHOME | 10 | Residence that, despite its name, doesn’t typically move after it’s been delivered |
| 36% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 36% | QUEUE | 5 | Only English word that's pronounced the same after its last four letters are removed |
| 36% | ORKUT | 5 | Social networking site of the '00s that was named after a Google employee |
| 35% | TANDOORI | 8 | ___ chicken (Indian dish named after the clay oven it is prepared in) |
| 35% | CAMEL | 5 | English progressive rock band that is named after a humped animal |
| 35% | ALANADALE | 9 | 1902 Kentucky Derby winner that was named after a fictional character |