| 100% | BAGEL | 5 | Tennis slang for winning a set 6-0, which comes from the shape of "0" |
| 44% | CASHMERE | 8 | Kind of expensive wool, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Kashmir," a place in the Himalayas |
| 43% | TEA | 3 | Coffee substitute which comes from the leaves of a plant |
| 42% | REHAB | 5 | Amy Winehouse's song from "Back to Black" which won a Grammy for Song of the Year |
| 38% | JUGGERNAUT | 10 | An overwhelming force or entity, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Jagannatha," a hindu god |
| 38% | ECLAIR | 6 | Creme-filled oblong pastry whose name comes from the French for a flash of lightning |
| 37% | DENIM | 5 | Material with a name that comes from a shortening of the French for "serge from Nîmes" |
| 37% | HALTER | 6 | Piece of backless attire whose name comes from the Germanic for "that by which anything is held" |
| 36% | WISEACRE | 8 | Word that comes from the Dutch for "soothsayer" and, despite appearances, has no relation to a unit of measurement |
| 36% | AEDES | 5 | Mosquito genus whose name comes from the Greek for "unpleasant" or "odious", some species of which transmit Zika or dengue |
| 36% | OXONIAN | 7 | A person who comes from the city of Oxford |
| 36% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 35% | CINNAMON | 8 | Spice that comes from the bark of a tree |
| 35% | DONTLETMEDOWN | 13 | Hit single from The Chainsmokers, featuring Daya, which won them a Grammy for Best Dance Recording: 4 wds. |
| 35% | JOHNLITHGOW | 11 | "3rd Rock From the Sun" actor who won a Tony Award for "Sweet Smell of Success": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ZERO | 4 | Number of games won by the losing player in a "bagel" set, in tennis |
| 35% | BUTT | 4 | Pork ___ (cut that comes from the shoulder of a pig) |
| 34% | ATILLATHEHUN | 12 | The leader of a group of Eurasian nomads from which his title came, who died soon after successfully invading Italy: 3 wds. |
| 34% | SKYFALL | 7 | Hit song by Adele from a James Bond movie which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2013 |
| 34% | BEAT | 4 | "___ It," a hit single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a that won a Grammy for "Record of the Year" |
| 34% | FALLINLOVE | 10 | Lose every set of a tennis match 6-0? |
| 34% | OVAL | 4 | Shape whose name comes from the Latin for "egg" |
| 34% | PIRATES | 7 | "___ of the Caribbean: At World's End," 2007 American fantasy film starring Keira Knightley for which she won a Teen Choice award |
| 34% | LOOP | 4 | Fruit-flavored cereal piece which is in the shape of a ring |
| 34% | ONEMILLION | 10 | "__ B.C.," a 1940 fantasy film which won the Oscar for Best Special Effects for its depiction of dinosaurs: 2 wds. |
| 34% | OBAMA | 5 | Former U.S. president who won a Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Award for the audiobook of "Dreams from My Father" |
| 34% | AMPHIBIAN | 9 | A mute woman falls for __ Man, The Shape of Water |
| 33% | HOTPAD | 6 | Place for a dish that's come from the oven |
| 33% | VMA | 3 | Award in the shape of a Moon Person, for short |
| 33% | STARS | 5 | "City of ___," song from "La La Land" which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 2016 |