| 100% | WATERGATE | 9 | Political scandal named after the hotel complex where some of its key events occurred |
| 30% | ESSO | 4 | Brand named after the pronunciation of its parent company's initials |
| 30% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich variety named after the initials of its primary ingredients: Abbr. |
| 29% | OKA | 3 | Unique Canadian cheese named after the location of the Trappist monks who originally made it |
| 28% | TYUYAMUNITE | 11 | Rare uranium mineral named after its place of origin in the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan |
| 27% | ECRU | 4 | Small Mississippi town established by Colonel William Clark Falkner and named after the color of its first railroad depot |
| 27% | MYST | 4 | 1990s computer game named after the fictional island where it was set |
| 26% | PROSPECT | 8 | The likelihood of some future event occurring |
| 26% | FOOLSCAP | 8 | Size of writing paper named after the watermark formerly used on it |
| 26% | LAO | 3 | Language that becomes the name of where it's spoken if you add an "s" |
| 25% | ICETEA | 6 | Long Island drink that doesn't have any of the stuff after which it's named |
| 25% | DEIMOS | 6 | Moon named after the Greek personification of terror |
| 25% | SHERRY | 6 | Drink named after the Spanish city of Jerez |
| 25% | JANUARY | 7 | Month named after the Roman god of beginnings |
| 25% | THORIUM | 7 | Element named after the Norse god of thunder |
| 25% | CERBERUS | 8 | European heatwave named after the hound of Hades |
| 25% | ADA | 3 | Programming language named after the Countess of Lovelace |
| 25% | SARDONYX | 8 | Gemstone named after the ancient city of Sardis |
| 25% | TITANIC | 7 | Some of its survivors were picked up by the RMS Carpathia |
| 25% | TITANIA | 7 | Uranus' moon named after the Queen of the Fairies |
| 25% | MIRANDA | 7 | Uranus moon named after the heroine of The Tempest |
| 25% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Planet named after the Roman god of the sea |
| 25% | PEONIES | 7 | Flowers named after the Greek physician of the gods |
| 25% | AMBROSIA | 8 | Fruit salad named after the nectar of the gods |
| 25% | PLUTO | 5 | Planet named after the Roman god of the underworld |
| 25% | DELMONICO | 9 | Steak style named after the restaurant that popularized it |
| 25% | NICE | 4 | French city named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 25% | ERIS | 4 | Dwarf planet named after the Greek goddess of discord |
| 25% | DRACONIAN | 9 | Harsh laws, named after the first leader of Athens |
| 25% | DUNGENESS | 9 | Crabs named after the Straits of Juan de Fuca |