| 100% | SITES | 5 | Things with periods in their names |
| 53% | COS | 3 | Orgs. with "Inc." in their names |
| 50% | DIET | 4 | Like sodas with "Zero" in their names, typically |
| 46% | JCREW | 5 | Clothing retailer with a period in its name |
| 46% | RAP | 3 | Genre for many musicians with "Lil" in their names |
| 46% | TWO | 3 | Number of US states with "South" in their names |
| 45% | ERIE | 4 | Town in “That Thing You Do!” with the same name as a Great Lake |
| 44% | ETHELMERMAN | 11 | ... and 99-Across starred in musicals and share their first names with a classic sitcom couple |
| 44% | OLEOS | 5 | Things with oils in them |
| 43% | CLANS | 5 | Their names may start with "Mac" |
| 43% | MAYFLIES | 8 | Short-lived insects with a month in their name |
| 43% | YMCA | 4 | Seventies No. 2 hit with periods in its title |
| 42% | BBQS | 4 | Things with spits and pits, in brief |
| 42% | ONION | 5 | Thing with layers, in a "Shrek" analogy |
| 42% | ERAS | 4 | Periods with names |
| 42% | AGES | 4 | Periods with names |
| 42% | EGGCREAMS | 9 | Drinks made with neither of the ingredients in their name |
| 42% | TREY | 4 | Nickname for someone who has III in their name, perhaps |
| 42% | GREEKGODS | 9 | Many share their name with planets |
| 41% | ARUT | 4 | In ___ (bored with things) |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | Period with a name |
| 41% | IPAS | 4 | Beers that might punnily have "hop" in their names, for short |
| 41% | REM | 3 | "Shiny Happy People" band with three periods in its name |
| 41% | ICEAGE | 6 | Period in Earth's history with a chill vibe? |
| 41% | CRAFTERS | 8 | Those who create things with their hands |
| 41% | YEAR | 4 | Time period in many Grammy Award names |
| 41% | ESTATES | 7 | Things dealt with in passing? |
| 41% | ERA | 3 | Period often with a name |
| 40% | PANAMAHATS | 10 | Accessories that, despite their name, originated in Ecuador |
| 40% | BUSHES | 6 | Things beaten in searches, with "the" |