| 100% | GREGG | 5 | Texas county named for a Civil War general, with its seat in Longview |
| 47% | RENO | 4 | City named for a Civil War general |
| 46% | RENO | 4 | Western city named for a Civil War general |
| 46% | SHERMAN | 7 | ___ tank (vehicle named for a Civil War general) |
| 45% | ORD | 3 | Fort named for a Civil War major general |
| 41% | REBEL | 5 | Another name for a Confederate in the Civil War |
| 37% | BULLPEN | 7 | Warm-up spot for baseball pitchers with a "bull" in its name |
| 36% | ODESSA | 6 | Texas city named for a city in Ukraine |
| 34% | ASHE | 4 | North Carolina county named for a Revolutionary War commander |
| 34% | EEL | 3 | California river named for a common sight in it |
| 34% | TSO | 3 | General with a Chinese dish named for him |
| 34% | HABANERO | 8 | Pepper named for a city in which it was widely traded |
| 34% | TUE | 3 | It's named for a Germanic war god: Abbr. |
| 33% | GAR | 3 | Fraternal org. for US Civil War vets founded in 1866 and dissolved with the death of its last member in 1956 |
| 33% | UNCERTAIN | 9 | City in Harrison County, Texas, that is named so because it was the entry made by residents in the original application for township |
| 32% | ALAMO | 5 | Texas landmark that shares its name with a tree |
| 32% | RICE | 4 | Texas university that shares its name with a grain |
| 32% | JELLO | 5 | Dessert with a hyphen in its name |
| 32% | HELP | 4 | Beatles album with a "!" in its name |
| 32% | ACDC | 4 | Band with a slash in its name |
| 32% | ACAI | 4 | Fruit with a cedilla in its name |
| 32% | OHIO | 4 | State with a greeting in its name |
| 32% | SABERSAW | 8 | Tool with a sword in its name |
| 32% | TBONE | 5 | Chop with a letter in its name |
| 32% | REMAX | 5 | Company name with a slash in it |
| 32% | ALA | 3 | Abbreviation for a state that shares its name with a country band |
| 32% | EMO | 3 | Likely genre for a song with a lengthy parenthetical in its title |
| 32% | BLUEBERRY | 9 | A small fruit with a primary color in its name |
| 32% | ALE | 3 | General name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast |
| 32% | ELBA | 4 | Alabama county seat named for a European island |