| 100% | BURRO | 5 | Spanish word for donkey, also common in the US |
| 54% | PEON | 4 | Spanish word for the pawn in chess |
| 51% | BREA | 4 | Spanish word for "tar" in the name of an L.A. landmark |
| 48% | ALFA | 4 | Word for A in the US NATO Phonetic Alphabet |
| 45% | ALOHA | 5 | Word that contains the Spanish word for "hi" in reverse, aptly |
| 45% | LIPO | 4 | Common form of cosmetic surgery in the US, for short |
| 45% | RAILROAD | 8 | Another word for train track in the US |
| 44% | VEINTE | 6 | Spanish word for the numeral 20 |
| 44% | PINTO | 5 | — bean, mottled seed common in the US and Mexico |
| 43% | ENTREE | 6 | French word for the main course, in the US |
| 43% | ORO | 3 | Spanish word for "gold" in Montana's state motto |
| 43% | AMIGOS | 6 | The Spanish word for "friends" |
| 43% | DINERO | 6 | The Spanish word for money |
| 42% | NORAID | 6 | Fundraising operation in the US for the IRA |
| 42% | NATS | 4 | Baseball team in the US capital, for short |
| 42% | PIMIENTO | 8 | Word for a pepper in Spanish |
| 42% | ENS | 3 | Junior rank in the U.S. Navy, for short |
| 42% | SEP | 3 | Labor Day month in the U.S., for short |
| 41% | PLATA | 5 | Spanish word in the Montana state motto |
| 41% | ESTADOS | 7 | The U.S. in Spanish: los __ Unidos |
| 41% | LIFT | 4 | UK word for what is an elevator in the US |
| 41% | ENYA | 4 | Irish singer best known in the US for "Orinoco Flow" |
| 41% | DOLE | 4 | Robert who served in the US Senate for 27 years |
| 41% | NOR | 3 | Word in the U.S. Postal Service motto |
| 41% | UNIFORM | 7 | Code word for the letter U |
| 40% | EXPAT | 5 | Person born in the US but now living abroad, for short |
| 40% | AHA | 3 | Pop band best known in the US for "Take On Me": Hyph. |
| 40% | LAHR | 4 | Co-star in the U.S. premiere of "Waiting for Godot," 1956 |
| 40% | DOLE | 4 | Bob who represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate for 27 years |
| 40% | ROMEO | 5 | Word for the letter R in the NATO phonetic alphabet |