| 100% | LARGO | 5 | Musical tempo that shares a name with one of the Florida Keys |
| 53% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares a name with part of the eye |
| 50% | HERMES | 6 | French luxury-goods maker that shares a name with the Greek messenger of the gods |
| 50% | ERIE | 4 | City in Pennsylvania that shares its name with one of the Great Lakes |
| 47% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with a part of the eye |
| 47% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 46% | GSTRING | 7 | Bit of attire that shares its name with part of a musical instrument |
| 45% | IRAN | 4 | Country that shares the first three letters of its name with a neighboring country |
| 45% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 45% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that shares its name with a flower |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Part of the eye that shares its name with a rainbow goddess |
| 44% | APPLE | 5 | Tech company that shares a name with the fruit in its logo |
| 44% | SEBRING | 7 | Former Chrysler convertible that shares a name with a Florida car racing site |
| 44% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with part of the eye |
| 43% | RAMSBOTTOM | 10 | Town in Greater Manchester that shares its name with a snake companion of the puppet Sooty |
| 43% | LESSTHAN | 8 | Symbol that shares a key with the comma |
| 42% | ASTERISK | 8 | Keyboard symbol that shares a key with the 8 |
| 42% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | 2012 Alicia Keys song that shares its name with the nickname of Katniss in "The Hunger Games": 3 wds. |
| 42% | ONE | 3 | Number that shares a keyboard key with the exclamation point |
| 42% | IRIS | 4 | A part of the eye that shares its name with an acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet & Dame Judi Dench |
| 42% | RICHARDWRIGHT | 13 | Pink Floyd keyboardist who shares a name with the author of "Native Son" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LARGO | 5 | One of the Florida Keys |
| 41% | WHOSTHATGIRL | 12 | 1987 Madonna tour that shared its name with one of her movies: 3 wds. |
| 41% | BUN | 3 | Hairstyle that shares its name with a variety of bread |
| 41% | FORTUNA | 7 | Typeface that shares its name with the Roman goddess of luck |
| 40% | IRIS | 4 | Flower that shares its name with the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| 40% | ARCO | 4 | Gas station that shares its name with a musical instruction |
| 40% | GEORGIA | 7 | Country that shares name with a state in the US |
| 40% | HONDO | 5 | 1953 movie that shares the name of a Texas town |
| 40% | MYRRH | 5 | One of the gifts of the Magi with a scent that may remind you of the holidays |