| 100% | CHINCHILLA | 10 | Small rodent noted for its fur native to the Andes in South America |
| 36% | GUINEAPIG | 9 | ... It's a rodent native to the Andes |
| 35% | QUINOA | 6 | Healthy salad grain native to South America which is gluten-free in its natural form |
| 34% | CAPYBARA | 8 | The world's largest rodent native to South America |
| 33% | PIRANHA | 7 | Fish in South America known for its teeth |
| 33% | INCA | 4 | Empire in South America from the 1200s to the 1500s |
| 31% | PAMPERO | 7 | Cold southwesterly wind in South America blowing from the Andes toward the Atlantic |
| 31% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 30% | HAUL | 4 | In it for the long ___ (not about to quit) |
| 30% | ACKEE | 5 | Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit |
| 30% | CORN | 4 | Grain native to Central America which is gluten-free in its natural form |
| 29% | HAUL | 4 | "We're in it for the long ___" (intend to continue) |
| 29% | HAUL | 4 | "I'm in it for the long ___" (determined to finish) |
| 29% | CAIMAN | 6 | Small crocodilian reptile, native to South America |
| 29% | LLAMA | 5 | Pack animal, native to the Andes |
| 29% | RADIO | 5 | It was used to play music for the first time in 1906 |
| 28% | GEMSTATE | 8 | Nickname for the only place in America to find star garnet, appropriately enough |
| 28% | DOT | 3 | In music, the symbol placed after a note to increase its time value by a half |
| 28% | JEB | 3 | Bush native to the South |
| 28% | OCELOT | 6 | Wildcat native to the Americas |
| 28% | AGOUTI | 6 | Rodent of Central and South America valued for its meat |
| 28% | COCA | 4 | Shrub native to the Andes whose dried leaves contain cocaine |
| 28% | COTANGENT | 9 | For the smallest angle in a 30°−60°−90° triangle, it's the square root of three |
| 28% | PUMA | 4 | Large wildcat native to the Americas |
| 28% | OCELOT | 6 | Spotted wildcat native to the Americas |
| 28% | OCELOTS | 7 | Spotted wildcats native to the Americas |
| 28% | OPOSSUM | 7 | Only marsupial native to the Americas |
| 28% | MAYFLOWER | 9 | English ship known for transporting the group known as the Pilgrims to America in 1620 |
| 27% | BRAZILIAN | 9 | A native of the largest country in South America |
| 27% | CAPYBARA | 8 | World's largest rodent, native to South America |