| 100% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after which the 45th state is named |
| 84% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which the 45th state is named |
| 65% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after which a state was named |
| 57% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after whom a US state is named |
| 57% | AMERIGO | 7 | Name after which the New World is named |
| 52% | KOI | 3 | A kind of fish, after which the pond is named |
| 51% | YORK | 4 | British city after which the Big Apple is named |
| 49% | STURMER | 7 | Village in Essex after which dessert apple the — pippin is named |
| 49% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which a state is named |
| 48% | UTE | 3 | Western tribe for which a state is named |
| 47% | ECLIPSE | 7 | Undefeated 18th-century racehorse after which is named the — Stakes, run at Sandown Park |
| 44% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which a U.S. state was named |
| 44% | IONESKYE | 8 | Say Anything actress who was reportedly named after the isle on which she was conceived |
| 44% | BOOT | 4 | Beatle ___, footwear which was originally made for the band members and hence named after them |
| 44% | BORGWARNER | 10 | Annual trophy named after an automotive supplier which is awarded to the Indianapolis 500 winner: Hyph. |
| 44% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island Iced Tea, popular cocktail which is also named after the island in Southeast New York |
| 43% | NEPTUNE | 7 | Astronomical body after which element #93 is named |
| 43% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after whom a western U.S. state is named |
| 42% | TRIBE | 5 | What many a U.S. state is named after |
| 42% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Popular cocktail which is named after one of the boroughs of New York city |
| 42% | RED | 3 | ___ Leicester, an English cheese named after the city of Leicester, which was originally colored with carrot or beetroot juice |
| 42% | UTE | 3 | People after whom a US state is named |
| 42% | TUPELOS | 7 | Trees after which Elvis's birthplace was named |
| 42% | LATOSCA | 7 | Play after which a Puccini opera was named |
| 42% | SAM | 3 | Houston after whom the Texas city is named |
| 42% | POE | 3 | Writer after whom the Edgar Award is named |
| 42% | HENRY | 5 | Hudson after whom the Hudson River is named |
| 42% | DOG | 3 | Animal for which the Canary Islands are named |
| 42% | WASP | 4 | Insect for which the Vespa scooter was named |
| 42% | PERRY | 5 | Antoinette after whom the Tony Awards are named |