| 100% | WHITECAPS | 9 | North American term for waves that break into foam |
| 37% | BRAVES | 6 | Dated term for Native North American warriors |
| 36% | BUFFALO | 7 | Colloquial term for the North American wild ox |
| 34% | GREENSEA | 8 | Nautical term for a large wave breaking over the deck of a ship |
| 31% | GARBAGE | 7 | American term for household waste or rubbish |
| 31% | MOBS | 4 | Flash ___ (crowds that break into dance) |
| 31% | SCHIST | 6 | Metamorphic rock that breaks into layers |
| 30% | BAJA | 4 | North American peninsula, for short |
| 30% | DOS | 3 | Waves that people pay for |
| 30% | CAROM | 5 | American term for a cannon in the game of pool |
| 30% | STEPHENKING | 11 | American gothic writer known for his works like "It" and "The Shining" that were adapted into movies: 2 wds. |
| 29% | ROMAINE | 7 | North American name for a cos lettuce |
| 29% | GRIZZLY | 7 | North American name for the brown bear |
| 29% | ORCADIAN | 8 | Term for those from the Orkney Islands |
| 29% | FRACTURE | 8 | Technical term for bone break |
| 29% | YANK | 4 | Informal term for an American |
| 29% | USSR | 4 | Eurasian country that broke into 15 nations in 1991: Abbr. |
| 28% | REDROOT | 7 | North American plant that’s a dye source |
| 28% | LANDLINE | 8 | Term for a telephone that isn't mobile |
| 28% | YANK | 4 | British slang term for an American |
| 28% | GREENBACK | 9 | Slang term for an American dollar |
| 28% | FRACTURE | 8 | Another term for a broken bone |
| 28% | TEMPUS | 6 | __ fugit, Latin term for those reminiscing |
| 28% | PEEPERS | 7 | North American frogs that sing in a shrill chorus |
| 28% | JAVA | 4 | Term for coffee that's also a populous island |
| 28% | GASTROPUB | 9 | Term for a tavern that serves high-quality food |
| 28% | HEP | 3 | Term for “au courant” that’s not au courant |
| 28% | NYLONS | 6 | Term for stockings that comes from a synthetic fabric |
| 28% | OWIE | 4 | Childlike term for a scrape that hurts |
| 28% | BEGETTERS | 9 | Biblical term for those who have children |