| 100% | KRAZYGLUE | 9 | Superstrong adhesive brand with an "insane" name: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ROLDGOLD | 8 | Pretzel brand with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 49% | CHARLESRICHTER | 14 | Seismologist with an earthquake-measuring "scale" named after him: 2 wds. |
| 48% | DOLLYPARTON | 11 | "Jolene" singer with an orange-red rose named for her: 2 wds. |
| 47% | MARILYNMONROE | 13 | "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" actress with an apricot-colored rose named for her: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MUDPIE | 6 | Chocolaty dessert with an unappetizing name (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CHIPSAHOY | 9 | Nabisco chocolate chip cookie brand with a nautical-themed name and a candy-blast variety: 2 wds. |
| 44% | PRINCEFIELDER | 13 | Texas Rangers first baseman with an appropriate last name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | MUDD | 4 | Jeans brand with an earthy-sounding name |
| 43% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing brand with a lighthouse logo and a geographical name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GILBERTARENAS | 13 | Three-time NBA All-Star with an appropriate last name: 2 wds. |
| 43% | RAGU | 4 | Grocery brand with an accent in its name |
| 43% | GORILLAGLUE | 11 | Adhesive brand named for an ape |
| 43% | ONEADAY | 7 | Vitamin brand with an instructive name |
| 42% | MARGARETCOURT | 13 | Grand Slam-winning female tennis player with an appropriate last name: 2 wds. |
| 42% | RAGU | 4 | Pasta sauce brand with an accent mark in its name |
| 41% | MARYKAY | 7 | Cosmetics brand with a direct-sales model: 2 wds. |
| 41% | HALO | 4 | ___ Top (ice cream brand with an "angelic" name) |
| 41% | ORBIT | 5 | Sugarless gum brand with an astronomical name |
| 41% | ICYHOT | 6 | Pain relief brand with an oxymoronic name |
| 40% | ATIE | 4 | Play to ___ (finish with an even score): 2 wds. |
| 40% | BUZZCUT | 7 | Short hairstyle created with an electric trimmer: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CATPOSE | 7 | Yoga move done with an arched back: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SINGLEPARENTS | 13 | ABC sitcom with an ensemble cast: 2 wds. |
| 40% | INDETAIL | 8 | Exhaustively, as with an explanation: 2 wds. |
| 39% | OHHENRY | 7 | Nestlé candy bar whose name ends with an exclamation point: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RUDOLFNUREYEV | 13 | Russian ballet legend, with an unusual "moving" birthplace: 2 wds. |
| 39% | MESSYBUN | 8 | Casual updo secured with an elastic: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SAMSMITH | 8 | "Dancing With a Stranger" singer with an "S.S." name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | NOSURPRISE | 10 | 2009 Daughtry song whose title starts with an "answer": 2 wds. |