| 100% | ITUNES | 6 | Program that started as SoundJam |
| 54% | EBAY | 4 | Site that started as AuctionWeb |
| 54% | OAKS | 4 | Trees that start as acorns |
| 53% | OAK | 3 | Tree that starts as an acorn |
| 52% | KIA | 3 | Automaker that started as a bicycle company |
| 52% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that started as a Hydrox knockoff |
| 51% | OREO | 4 | Cookie that started as an imitation of Hydrox |
| 51% | ANA | 3 | Californian city and river that starts as Santa |
| 50% | EMO | 3 | Genre that started as an offshoot of hardcore punk |
| 50% | MEINEKE | 7 | Car care franchise that started as a muffler specialist |
| 50% | KIA | 3 | Korean automaker that started as a bicycle parts manufacturer |
| 50% | HALO | 4 | Sci-fi franchise that started as an Xbox game |
| 49% | GOLD | 4 | ___ Bar, city in Washington that started as a prospectors camp |
| 49% | WAYMO | 5 | Self-driving car company that started as a Google project |
| 49% | OAKS | 4 | Trees that start out as acorns |
| 49% | AFROPUNK | 8 | Music festival that started as a series called the Liberation Sessions |
| 49% | CCR | 3 | Roots rock band that started as the Blue Velvets, for short |
| 48% | EBAY | 4 | Bidding site that started out as AuctionWeb |
| 48% | EBAY | 4 | Retail site that started out as AuctionWeb |
| 48% | GOTWITH | 7 | Started following, as a program |
| 48% | PHASEIN | 7 | Start gradually, as a program |
| 48% | LOAD | 4 | Start up, as a program |
| 48% | TONKA | 5 | Toy truck maker that started as a gardening tools company, oddly enough |
| 47% | EPA | 3 | Organization that started the Energy Star program: Abbr. |
| 46% | NIKE | 4 | Sports giant that started out as Blue Ribbon Sports |
| 46% | ZUCCHINI | 8 | Fruit that starts with a Z, eaten as a vegetable |
| 45% | DROPTHEMIC | 10 | New TBS celebrity competition series that started as a "Late Late Show" segment: 3 wds. |
| 43% | SHACK | 5 | Shake ___: fast casual restaurant chain that started as a hot dog stand in Madison Square Park in 2001 |
| 42% | ANIMAL | 6 | ___ Planet, channel that airs educational programming such as nature documentaries |
| 40% | VRGAMES | 7 | Programs such as Beat Saber that require a special headset to play, for short |