| 100% | CURS | 4 | Types of hunting and herding dogs of the southern US including the Treeing Tennessee Brindle and the Catahoula Leopard dog |
| 27% | PECAN | 5 | Hickory tree of the southern US with edible nuts |
| 27% | BORDERCOLLIE | 12 | Type of herding dog |
| 25% | STEVENS | 7 | Wallace —, US poet whose volumes include The Auroras of Autumn and Harmonium |
| 25% | CORYPHA | 7 | Genus of shrubs and trees that includes the Gebang palm and Talipot palm |
| 25% | OES | 3 | US DOS bureau that includes the Office of Conservation and Water and Office of Marine Conservation |
| 25% | BAUHINIA | 8 | Genus of plants that includes the white orchid tree and Hong Kong orchid tree |
| 25% | OUIJA | 5 | Type of board that includes the words "YES," "NO," and "GOOD BYE" |
| 24% | THAI | 4 | Type of cuisine that includes the dishes tom yum and pad see ew |
| 24% | EUONYMUS | 8 | Genus of small trees and shrubs whose species include the spindle tree |
| 24% | PADUCAH | 7 | City in Kentucky, US, at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers |
| 24% | STONEPINE | 9 | Tree of southern Europe also called the umbrella pine and Italian — |
| 24% | HENSON | 6 | Creator of Kermit the Frog and Rowlf the Dog |
| 24% | OLIOS | 5 | Genus of huntsman spider that contains over 250 species including the giant crab spider of the southern US |
| 24% | WILBURSMITH | 11 | Author of novels The Leopard Hunts in Darkness and The Eye of the Tiger |
| 23% | CLOUD | 5 | Type of storage that allows us to access our files and data from anywhere in the world |
| 23% | ALLIGATOR | 9 | Large crocodilian of the southern US |
| 23% | NADENE | 6 | Group of North American languages spoken in parts of Alaska, Canada and the southern US |
| 23% | MORSE | 5 | Samuel —, US inventor and painter whose works include The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco |
| 23% | BUD | 3 | Dog included in the first automobile trip across the US, with Horatio Nelson Jackson and Sewall K. Crocker |
| 23% | HURRICANE | 9 | The list of names for this type of meteorological feature will include Nana, Omar and Paulette this year |
| 23% | YELLOWWOOD | 10 | Tree of the southeastern us |
| 23% | KEITHHARING | 11 | US muralist and graffiti artist whose works include 1989 sculpture Figure Balancing on Dog |
| 23% | ANNEHECHE | 9 | Co-star of "Walking and Talking" and "Wag the Dog" |
| 23% | MORSE | 5 | Samuel —, US inventor and painter whose works include 1830's The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco |
| 23% | THURBER | 7 | James —, US humorist whose short stories include The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty |
| 22% | PUG | 3 | Type of dog |
| 22% | RCMP | 4 | Maintainer of law and order north of the U.S. |
| 22% | OOHED | 5 | Part of the expression that includes '... and aahed' |