| 100% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument from the Renaissance |
| 100% | CITTERN | 7 | Stringed instrument from the Renaissance |
| 75% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument of the Renaissance |
| 70% | SITAR | 5 | Stringed instrument from the East that was incorporated in "Norwegian Wood" |
| 59% | UKE | 3 | Hawaiian stringed instrument, with a name originating from the Hawaiian language, for short |
| 57% | SITAR | 5 | Stringed instrument from India |
| 57% | KOTO | 4 | Stringed instrument from Japan |
| 57% | UKES | 4 | Stringed instruments from Hawaii |
| 55% | UKE | 3 | Stringed instrument from Hawaii, for short |
| 54% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument from the French for "high wood" |
| 54% | SITARS | 6 | Plucked stringed instruments from India |
| 53% | SITAR | 5 | Long-necked stringed instrument from India |
| 53% | CELLO | 5 | String instrument from the violin family |
| 52% | LUTES | 5 | Plucked instruments of the Renaissance |
| 51% | ZITHER | 6 | Stringed instrument, forerunner to the guitar |
| 51% | LUTE | 4 | Stringed instrument related to the mandolin |
| 51% | LYRE | 4 | Stringed instrument akin to the harp |
| 51% | VIOLINS | 7 | Stringed instruments with the highest pitch |
| 51% | LYRE | 4 | Stringed instrument from ancient Greece that sounds like an untruthful person |
| 50% | BASSOON | 7 | A double reed bass instrument from the oboe family |
| 50% | CELLO | 5 | Stringed instrument that rests on the floor |
| 50% | LUTE | 4 | Renaissance stringed instrument |
| 50% | VIOLS | 5 | Stringed Renaissance instruments |
| 49% | HARP | 4 | Stringed instrument seen in the Guinness beer logo |
| 49% | LYRE | 4 | Stringed instrument that symbolized wisdom to the ancient Greeks |
| 49% | BANJO | 5 | Stringed instrument heard in the song "Cotton Eye Joe" |
| 48% | MANDOLIN | 8 | Plucked stringed instrument related to the lute |
| 48% | CLARINETPROFITS | 15 | Windfall from the sale of wind instruments? |
| 48% | CELLO | 5 | Stringed instrument that rests on the floor while being played |
| 47% | REBEC | 5 | Medieval stringed instrument resembling the violin |