| 100% | NORSE | 5 | Origin of the words "cake" and "egg" |
| 79% | NORSE | 5 | Origin of the words "club" and "gun" |
| 79% | URDU | 4 | Origin of the words "khaki" and "pajama" |
| 79% | FARSI | 5 | Origin of the words "jasmine" and "julep" |
| 79% | NORSE | 5 | Origin of the words "reindeer" and "husband" |
| 68% | ETYMOLOGY | 9 | The study of word origins and meanings |
| 66% | NORSE | 5 | Origin of the word "troll" |
| 66% | HINDI | 5 | Origin of the word "cheetah" |
| 66% | HEBREW | 6 | Origin of the word "behemoth" |
| 66% | WELSH | 5 | Origin of the word "flannel" |
| 66% | GREEK | 5 | Origin of the word “alphabet” |
| 64% | IAMSAM | 6 | The first three words of "Green Eggs and Ham," straight from the narrator |
| 60% | EDEN | 4 | Origin of the Tigris and the Euphrates, in Genesis |
| 59% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran" |
| 59% | BANTU | 5 | Source of the words "mamba" and "chimpanzee" |
| 59% | TAMIL | 5 | Source of the words "curry" and "pariah" |
| 59% | CARROLL | 7 | Coiner of the words "chortle" and "frabjous" |
| 59% | FARSI | 5 | Source of the words "pajama" and "spinach" |
| 59% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words “spunk” and “trousers” |
| 59% | SILENTA | 7 | Feature of the words "bread" and "aisle" |
| 59% | MAORI | 5 | Source of the words "kiwi" and "tiki" |
| 59% | ERSE | 4 | Source of the words "plaid" and "trousers" |
| 59% | IRISH | 5 | Source of the words "galore" and "smithereens" |
| 59% | PEEVES | 6 | Overuse of the word "like," and others |
| 58% | HYPHEN | 6 | Feature of the words "bright-eyed" and "bushy-tailed" |
| 58% | NAHUATL | 7 | Source of the words ocelot and chipotle |
| 57% | MAKEAWISH | 9 | Words said over a lit birthday cake, and upon the start of 17-, 26-, or 42-Across |
| 56% | ETYMOLOGY | 9 | Academic study of the origins of words |
| 56% | ETYMOLOGY | 9 | Linguistic study of the origins of words |
| 56% | DRUNK | 5 | Meaning of the slang words "turnt" and "lit" |