| 100% | BOROUGH | 7 | Queens or Brooklyn, for example |
| 75% | RULER | 5 | Queen or emperor, for example |
| 70% | NEWYORKER | 9 | Resident of Buffalo or Brooklyn, for example: 2 wds. |
| 62% | RULER | 5 | King or queen, for example |
| 61% | CARD | 4 | King, queen, or jack, for example |
| 60% | BOR | 3 | Queens or Brooklyn (Abbr.) |
| 55% | POLYP | 5 | Hydra or coral for example |
| 55% | TEA | 3 | Bergamot or jasmine for example |
| 55% | DANCE | 5 | Ballet or tap for example |
| 54% | SHIP | 4 | The Titanic or the Queen Mary, for example |
| 51% | NOISE | 5 | For example, a car horn or a dog barking |
| 51% | CARD | 4 | Queen of diamonds, for example |
| 50% | BORO | 4 | Brooklyn or Manhattan, for short |
| 49% | POWERTOOL | 9 | Drill or sander for example (2 words) |
| 49% | ITE | 3 | End for Brooklyn or Harlem |
| 49% | PET | 3 | Greyhound or gerbil, for example |
| 49% | APE | 3 | Gorilla or bonobo, for example |
| 49% | OGRE | 4 | Shrek or Fiona, for example |
| 49% | TEA | 3 | Oolong or chamomile, for example |
| 49% | SUIT | 4 | Hearts or diamonds, for example |
| 49% | BEAN | 4 | Garbanzo or lima, for example |
| 49% | NUT | 3 | Almond or macadamia, for example |
| 49% | COLA | 4 | Coke or Pepsi, for example |
| 49% | STATE | 5 | Maine or Michigan, for example |
| 49% | PIG | 3 | Porky or Petunia, for example |
| 49% | LAKE | 4 | Huron or Superior, for example |
| 49% | MELON | 5 | Honeydew or cantaloupe, for example |
| 49% | MEAL | 4 | Lunch or brunch, for example |
| 49% | SOUP | 4 | Bisque or chowder, for example |
| 49% | BUG | 3 | Centipede or cockroach, for example |