| 100% | PELICANSTATE | 12 | Nickname of the Saints' home |
| 69% | BRICKYARD | 9 | Nickname of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500 |
| 67% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname of the Southern university that's home to the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 66% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the slugger who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs |
| 65% | SEWANEE | 7 | Home and nickname of The University of the South |
| 64% | NOLA | 4 | Home of the NFL's Saints, informally |
| 64% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs (Hyph.) |
| 62% | RENO | 4 | Home of the stadium nicknamed the "Taj Mahal of Tenpins" |
| 61% | NOLA | 4 | Home city of the NFL's Saints, in slang |
| 59% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname of the links |
| 58% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | *Home of the NFL's Saints |
| 58% | LEO | 3 | Nickname of the Inception actor |
| 58% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the 16th POTUS |
| 58% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the 16th president |
| 58% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 34th president |
| 58% | DUBYA | 5 | Nickname of the 43rd president |
| 57% | SPARTANS | 8 | Nickname of the 29-Across team |
| 57% | CARDINAL | 8 | Nickname of the 15-Across team |
| 57% | GANGGREEN | 9 | Nickname of the N.Y. Jets |
| 57% | REDS | 4 | Nickname of the Liverpool Football Club |
| 57% | MEL | 3 | Nickname of the male name "Melvin" |
| 57% | NINA | 4 | Nickname of the caravel Santa Clara |
| 57% | TEDDY | 5 | Nickname of the elder President Roosevelt |
| 57% | MADEYE | 6 | Nickname of the wizard Alastor Moody |
| 57% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the Civil War president |
| 57% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the 16th US president |
| 57% | NAT | 3 | Nickname of the Avengers' Black Widow |
| 57% | LOONIE | 6 | Nickname of the Canadian dollar coin |
| 56% | BABYYODA | 8 | Nickname of the child on The Mandalorian |
| 56% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president on the penny |