| 100% | ROUSENUMBER | 11 | Ratio in fluid dynamics named for an American scientist |
| 42% | BLOOMERS | 8 | Apparel named for an American feminist |
| 41% | MONROVIA | 8 | African capital named for an American president |
| 41% | ETHAN | 5 | ___ Allen (furniture company named for an American patriot) |
| 40% | DOGTAG | 6 | Canine name for an American soldier's ID badge |
| 38% | GLEE | 4 | Joyous feeling that's also the name for an American musical comedy-drama |
| 38% | BRIE | 4 | Soft cheese named for an old region in France |
| 38% | LUSITANIA | 9 | Ship named for an ancient Roman province in Iberia |
| 38% | MADRAS | 6 | Multicolored fabric named for an old port in India |
| 37% | POINSETTIA | 10 | Plant named for an early U.S. diplomat in Mexico |
| 36% | CHINESECHECKERS | 15 | ... It's an American name for a German game |
| 36% | NOBEL | 5 | Scientist for whom an element is named |
| 35% | PIDGINENGLISH | 13 | Form of communication for an American who isn’t fluent in the local language, perhaps |
| 35% | RATSO | 5 | More familiar name for Enrico Rizzo in an Oscar-winning film |
| 34% | AVA | 3 | The most popular three-letter name for American baby girls in 2018 |
| 33% | EPI | 3 | Prefix for "Pen" in an allergy medicine's name |
| 33% | USS | 3 | Letters in an American battleship's name |
| 33% | WALKED | 6 | Participated in an overnight American Foundation for Suicide Prevention event |
| 33% | USS | 3 | Letters in an American military ship's name |
| 33% | DOE | 3 | Name for an unknown |
| 32% | PRE | 3 | Qualifying match, for short / Big name in antifreeze and brake fluid |
| 32% | ERIN | 4 | Name for an Irish lass |
| 32% | NORM | 4 | Name for an average guy? |
| 32% | ERIN | 4 | Name for an Irish girl |
| 32% | RAMADA | 6 | Spanish name for an open porch, often roofed with branches, after which a hotel chain that started in Arizona, was named |
| 32% | REMEMBERTHEALAMODE | 18 | Name for an ice cream shop? |
| 31% | FERM{IPA}RADOX | 14 | Contradiction, named for an Italian American physicist, between the lack of evidence of aliens and the supposedly high probability of their existence |
| 31% | ERIE | 4 | City in Pennsylvania named for a Native American tribe |
| 31% | ANTIQUE | 7 | Name for an old piece of furniture |
| 31% | CURACAO | 7 | Liqueur named for an island |