| 100% | HUCK | 4 | Short name for the friend of Tom Sawyer |
| 54% | APP | 3 | A short name for the first course of a meal |
| 49% | IDED | 4 | Discovered the name of, for short |
| 48% | IDED | 4 | Found out the name of, for short |
| 47% | BFI | 3 | Short name for the British Film Institute |
| 46% | DINO | 4 | Short for a massive prehistoric animal, also the name of the Flinstones' pet Snorkasaurus |
| 46% | GMAC | 4 | Former name of the car-financing company Ally Financial Inc., for short |
| 45% | LRC | 3 | Arianna Huffington radio show named for the breadth of the political spectrum, for short |
| 44% | REDARMY | 7 | Name for the armed forces of the USSR |
| 44% | HOGLET | 6 | Name for the young of prickly garden mammal |
| 43% | TERMINATOR | 10 | Shorter name for the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, apparently still operating after 35 years |
| 43% | MARKTWAIN | 9 | The author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer |
| 43% | ABYSSINIA | 9 | Another name for the former empire of Ethiopia |
| 43% | CANTON | 6 | Former name for the Chinese city of Guangzhou |
| 43% | JUTLAND | 7 | English name for the Danish area of Jylland |
| 43% | MAMUCIUM | 8 | Roman name for the modern city of Manchester |
| 43% | SCOTIA | 6 | Classic name for the land north of England |
| 43% | LITHOLOGY | 9 | Scientific name for the macroscopic study of rocks |
| 43% | MARCH | 5 | Month named for the Roman god of war |
| 43% | MARS | 4 | Planet named for the Roman god of war |
| 43% | WEBB | 4 | Telescope named for the second administrator of NASA |
| 43% | CERIA | 5 | Short name for the compound with the formula CeO2, used by glassmaking hobbyists for polishing |
| 42% | OUGHTS | 6 | Possible name for the first decade of the century |
| 42% | RIDINGS | 7 | The name for the division of Yorkshire into thirds |
| 42% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 42% | SEWELLEL | 8 | Another name for the mountain beaver of North America |
| 42% | JUSTIFIED | 9 | Alternative name for the KLF, __ Ancients of Mu Mu |
| 42% | IRIS | 4 | Flower named for the Greek goddess of the rainbow |
| 42% | CYYOUNG | 7 | Award named for the winningest pitcher of all time |
| 42% | ORIOLES | 7 | MLB team named for the state bird of Maryland |