| 100% | TRIBECA | 7 | Section of Manhattan, New York City, whose name derives from the phrase ‘Triangle Below Canal St’ |
| 42% | SUFI | 4 | Member of a Muslim mystical order whose name derives from the phrase 'one who wears wool' |
| 40% | ZWIEBACK | 8 | Small type of rusk whose name derives from the German phrase twice-baked |
| 39% | ASTER | 5 | Flower whose name derives from the shape of its cluster |
| 39% | AVEENO | 6 | Skin-care line whose name derives from the genus of “oat” |
| 39% | EAUDENIL | 8 | Pale yellowish-green colour whose name derives from French phrase Water of the Nile |
| 39% | DIAL | 4 | Soap whose name derived from the promise of "round-the-clock" protection |
| 38% | THERAMONES | 10 | Punk band from New York City whose four unrelated members used the same last name: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name derives from the initials of its members' first names |
| 37% | MAELSTROM | 9 | Powerful whirlpool whose name derives from the Moskstraumen system in the Lofoten archipelago off the coast of Norway |
| 36% | NEON | 4 | Noble gas whose name derives from the Greek word for “new” |
| 34% | PEZ | 3 | Candy whose name derives from the German "Pfefferminz" |
| 34% | SEGA | 4 | Brand name derived from the phrase "Service Games" |
| 34% | AQABA | 5 | Seaport whose name derives from the Arabic for "obstacle" |
| 34% | AZALEAS | 7 | Plants whose name derives from the Greek for "dry" |
| 34% | ROTI | 4 | Bread whose name derives from the Sanskrit for "bread" |
| 34% | CUBIT | 5 | Measurement whose name derives from the Latin for "elbow" |
| 34% | ZEN | 3 | Discipline whose name derives from the Sanskrit for “meditation” |
| 34% | CAMRY | 5 | Model whose name derives from the Japanese for "crown" |
| 34% | SATAN | 5 | Figure whose name derives from the Hebrew for "adversary" |
| 34% | CRISCO | 6 | Brand name derived from the phrase "crystallized cottonseed oil" |
| 34% | RICKSHAW | 8 | Type of passenger cart whose name derives from the Japanese characters for “man,” “power,” and “vehicle” |
| 34% | STELIS | 6 | Genus of the orchid family whose name derives from the Greek word for mistletoe |
| 33% | UVEA | 4 | Eye layer whose name derives from the Latin for "grape" |
| 33% | OTTAWA | 6 | Capital whose name derives from the Ojibwa word for "traders" |
| 33% | CORGI | 5 | Breed whose name derives from the Welsh for “dwarf dog” |
| 33% | AUDI | 4 | German automaker whose name derives from the Latin for "listen" |
| 33% | TORTELLINI | 10 | Pasta whose name derives from the Italian for "little cakes" |
| 33% | BOISE | 5 | State capital whose name derives from the French for "woods" |
| 33% | NAYA | 4 | Brand whose name derives from the Greek for "water nymph" |