| 100% | MPV | 3 | Short name for a multi-purpose vehicle |
| 61% | CON | 3 | Short name for a prisoner |
| 59% | SLR | 3 | Short name for a single-lens reflex camera |
| 58% | BRONC | 5 | Short name for a wild or half-tamed horse |
| 58% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | Arcade shooter named for a multi-legged arthropod |
| 57% | GNU | 3 | A shorter name for a wildebeest |
| 57% | BPA | 3 | Short name for plastic component Bisphenol A |
| 55% | DAD | 3 | A very short name for a father |
| 55% | ADHOC | 5 | For a short-lived purpose |
| 54% | HON | 3 | Nectary name for a dear one, for short |
| 54% | JAG | 3 | Sports car named for a cat, for short |
| 54% | SXSW | 4 | Austin festival named for a direction, for short |
| 54% | PBR | 3 | Beer named for a first prize, for short |
| 54% | ISUZU | 5 | Vehicle named for a Japanese river |
| 54% | TBIRD | 5 | Ford car named for a legendary creature, for short |
| 54% | JAG | 3 | Sports car named for a big cat, for short |
| 54% | JAG | 3 | British car named for a big cat, for short |
| 52% | MONEPAW | 7 | Jordan Peele's production company, named for a classic horror short story |
| 51% | APP | 3 | A short name for the first course of a meal |
| 50% | LIMO | 4 | Vehicle outside a movie premiere, for short |
| 50% | REPO | 4 | Vehicle seized by a creditor, for short |
| 49% | BLENDE | 6 | Name for zinc sulfide that is one letter short of a kitchen appliance |
| 49% | PBR | 3 | Brand of beer allegedly named for a first-prize award at a county fair, for short |
| 47% | JAG | 3 | Luxury vehicle brand with a cat logo, for short |
| 47% | PBR | 3 | Beer name whose logo depicts a prize, for short |
| 47% | OHENRY | 6 | Short-story writer for whom a literary prize is named (2 wds.) |
| 47% | LIMO | 4 | "Stretch" vehicle for a superstar, for short |
| 47% | PBR | 3 | Beer named after a fair prize, for short |
| 46% | ABE | 3 | Short name for Lincoln |
| 46% | SIS | 3 | Short name for sibling |