| 100% | AMERIGO | 7 | Name after which the New World is named |
| 77% | VESPUCCI | 8 | Italian voyager after whom the New World was named |
| 67% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after which the 45th state is named |
| 64% | YORK | 4 | British city after which the Big Apple is named |
| 63% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 62% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island Iced Tea, popular cocktail which is also named after the island in Southeast New York |
| 60% | ALLBLACKS | 9 | Name by which the New Zealand national rugby union team is known |
| 57% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |
| 55% | IRENE | 5 | Name of five hurricanes, the last of which was in 2011, after which the name was retired |
| 55% | JEEP | 4 | Name by which the Willys MB four-wheel drive utility vehicle of World War II was known |
| 54% | STURMER | 7 | Village in Essex after which dessert apple the — pippin is named |
| 54% | BORGWARNER | 10 | Annual trophy named after an automotive supplier which is awarded to the Indianapolis 500 winner: Hyph. |
| 53% | TUPELOS | 7 | Trees after which Elvis's birthplace was named |
| 53% | LATOSCA | 7 | Play after which a Puccini opera was named |
| 53% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which the 45th state is named |
| 53% | DOG | 3 | Animal for which the Canary Islands are named |
| 53% | WASP | 4 | Insect for which the Vespa scooter was named |
| 53% | SAM | 3 | Houston after whom the Texas city is named |
| 53% | POE | 3 | Writer after whom the Edgar Award is named |
| 53% | HENRY | 5 | Hudson after whom the Hudson River is named |
| 53% | PERRY | 5 | Antoinette after whom the Tony Awards are named |
| 53% | GARFIELD | 8 | James A. ___, 20th President of the United States after whom a city in New Jersey is named |
| 53% | ADAMS | 5 | John ___, second President of the United States after whom a town in Jefferson County, New York is named |
| 52% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 52% | ACROSS | 6 | "___ the Universe," jukebox musical drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 52% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Undefeated 18th-century racehorse after which is named the — Stakes, run at Sandown Park |
| 52% | CHICAGO | 7 | 2002 film starring Renee Zellweger which is named after the "Windy City" in Illinois |
| 52% | ATLANTA | 7 | TV series created by Donald Glover which is named after the capital of Georgia |
| 52% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |