| 100% | CROSSE | 6 | Sports stick that gives a game its name |
| 50% | IMPALA | 6 | Antelope that gives its name to a Chevrolet |
| 50% | UTES | 4 | Tribe that gave its name to a state |
| 50% | LHASA | 5 | City that gives its name to a dog breed |
| 50% | WILDGOOSE | 9 | Bird that gives its name to a pointless search |
| 50% | COFFEE | 6 | Drink that gives its name to a small table |
| 50% | RHESUS | 6 | Monkey that gave its name to a blood protein |
| 50% | ARGO | 4 | Mythical ship that gave its name to a constellation |
| 49% | SPAGHETTI | 9 | Pasta that gives its name to a genre of westerns |
| 49% | CANADA | 6 | Country that gives its name to a smoky back bacon |
| 49% | JOSHUATREE | 10 | Yucca that gives its name to a California national park |
| 49% | OLIVE | 5 | Fruit that gives its name to a yellowish green color |
| 49% | COBALT | 6 | Metal that gave its name to a shade of blue |
| 49% | LIME | 4 | Fruit that gave its name to a shade of green |
| 49% | GENOA | 5 | Italian seaport that gave its name to a type of salami |
| 49% | YMCA | 4 | Family recreation facility that gave its name to a 1978 song |
| 49% | SAMOA | 5 | Pacific island that gave its name to a Girl Scout cookie |
| 48% | ASCOT | 5 | English race place that gave its name to a type of tie |
| 48% | MOVINOUT | 8 | 1978 Billy Joel hit that gave its name to a 2002 Broadway musical |
| 47% | SAMOA | 5 | Polynesian island country that gave its name to a type of Girl Scout cookie |
| 47% | JAG | 3 | Sports car that shares its name with a wild cat, for short |
| 45% | POLO | 4 | Shirt that shares its name with a sport |
| 45% | POLO | 4 | Shirt that shares its name with a horseback sport |
| 43% | GIN | 3 | Alcoholic spirit that shares its name with a card game |
| 43% | AMONRA | 6 | Deity that becomes a given name when its fifth letter is moved to the front |
| 42% | GRENADINE | 9 | Syrup that gives a Pink Lady its distinctive hue |
| 42% | PIGMENT | 7 | Element that gives a shade its hue |
| 42% | INK | 3 | Fluid that gives a pen its color |
| 42% | ALEUT | 5 | Language that gave Alaska its name |