| 100% | LIME | 4 | Munecas ___, traditional Dominican Republic dolls that are faceless |
| 38% | KENS | 4 | Dolls that are boyfriends for Barbies |
| 38% | PUPPET | 6 | Doll that is manipulated by strings |
| 37% | BETSYWETSY | 10 | Doll that was once a going thing |
| 35% | ANN | 3 | "Raggedy" doll that was inspired by a poem |
| 34% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was a republic |
| 34% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was once a republic |
| 33% | TICKLEMEELMO | 12 | "Sesame Street" doll that was very popular in the 1990s (3 wds.) |
| 32% | TURKEY | 6 | Roasted bird that is a traditional Christmas feast |
| 32% | IRIS | 4 | 1998 song by the Goo Goo Dolls that was #1 for 18 weeks |
| 32% | SARI | 4 | Traditional Indian garment that can be draped |
| 32% | LORE | 4 | Traditional stories that have been passed down |
| 32% | TURKEY | 6 | Republic that was once the Ottoman Empire |
| 31% | NEST | 4 | Something that Matryoshka dolls will do |
| 30% | IRAS | 4 | Things that may be traditional, for short |
| 30% | LAS | 3 | Dominican Republic's ___ Américas International Airport |
| 29% | LANG | 4 | "Auld ___ Syne," a Robert Burns poem that is a traditional New Year's song |
| 29% | PEI | 3 | Can. Prov. that is part of the traditional lands of the Mi'kmaq (abbr.) |
| 29% | MAMA | 4 | Word that might be said by a talking baby doll |
| 28% | TEAEGGS | 7 | Traditional Chinese snacks that are boiled, cracked and peeled |
| 28% | DOLLS | 5 | Island of the ___, Mexican forest island that is home to strung-up dolls and ghost stories |
| 28% | HOGAN | 5 | Traditional residence that in many ways is the Navajo version of the Mongolian yurt |
| 27% | HAITI | 5 | Country that borders the Dominican Republic |
| 27% | HAITI | 5 | Nation that borders the Dominican Republic |
| 27% | IDEST | 5 | That is |
| 27% | NAMELY | 6 | That is |
| 27% | PATCH | 5 | Cabbage ___ Kids (dolls that were a big fad in the 1980s) |
| 26% | RING | 4 | Engagement ___, traditional jewelry indicating that the person wearing it is engaged to be married |
| 26% | ZAIRE | 5 | Country name that replaced (and was later replaced by) Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 26% | HAITI | 5 | Dominican Republic neighbor |