| 100% | KILLERS | 7 | The ___, "Mr. Brightside" band that derived its name from a fictitious band seen in New Order's "Crystal" music video |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Band that took its name from a stage of sleep Michael Stipe found in the dictionary |
| 40% | ASIAGO | 6 | European cheese with a hard texture that derives its name from the high plateau in the Italian Alps |
| 34% | PAPARAZZI | 9 | Term that comes from the name of a news photographer in Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” |
| 33% | KWANZAA | 7 | Holiday that derives its name from Swahili and is celebrated in December |
| 33% | MAUI | 4 | Island in Hawaii that shares its name with a character from Disney's "Moana" |
| 32% | OKGO | 4 | Band that danced on treadmills in the 2006 music video for "Here It Goes Again": 2 wds. |
| 32% | CARBONARA | 9 | Dish that derives its name from the Italian for "charcoal burner" |
| 32% | OHIO | 4 | American state that derives it's name from a nearby river |
| 32% | STE | 3 | Sault ___ Marie, city in Canada's Ontario that shares its name with a city in the USA |
| 32% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 31% | GEORGIA | 7 | The ___ Satellites, rock band that features USA's Callaway Gardens' state in its name |
| 31% | TBONE | 5 | Type of steak that takes its name from a letter of the alphabet: Hyph. |
| 31% | DETROIT | 7 | The ___ Wheels, rock band that features USA's Fox Theatre's city in its name |
| 31% | AGNUSDEI | 8 | Liturgy that takes its name from a term for Jesus used by John the Baptist |
| 31% | SOBER | 5 | 1993 song by the rock band Tool that features stop-motion animation of a humanoid in the official music video |
| 31% | YORK | 4 | New ___ Dolls, rock band that features USA's Time Square city in its name |
| 31% | STYX | 4 | "Mr. Roboto" band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 31% | ALICECOOPER | 11 | American rock band that shares its name with a character from "Mayberry R.F.D.": 2 wds. |
| 30% | CAROLINA | 8 | The ___ Chocolate Drops, string band that features USA's Charlotte Hornets' state in its name |
| 30% | SHEAF | 5 | River in Sheffield from which the city derives its name |
| 30% | EDINBURGH | 9 | A town in Indiana that shares its name with the capital of Scotland |
| 30% | PARMESAN | 8 | Italian cheese with a hard texture that derives its name from provinces of Parma, Reggio Emilia, Modena, Bologna and Mantua |
| 30% | GARAGE | 6 | Part of a house that lends its name to a music genre stereotypically rehearsed in it |
| 30% | ESTREET | 7 | Locale in Belmar, N.J., that lent its name to a noted rock-'n'-roll band |
| 30% | BISHOP | 6 | Chess piece with a deep groove that shares its name with a position in the clergy |
| 30% | RAMSBOTTOM | 10 | Town in Greater Manchester that shares its name with a snake companion of the puppet Sooty |
| 29% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 29% | CROUCHEND | 9 | Area in the London Borough of Haringey that shares its name with a 1980 Stephen King short story |