| 100% | HILO | 4 | U.S. city whose name looks like a form of poker |
| 50% | HILO | 4 | U.S. city whose name looks oxymoronic |
| 47% | MIAMI | 5 | City whose name looks like it could mean "my friend" |
| 47% | ANOUILH | 7 | Dramatist whose name looks like a Scrabble rack |
| 46% | WACO | 4 | U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations |
| 46% | SEOUL | 5 | City whose name sounds like a fish |
| 46% | TAKEI | 5 | 1960s TV actor whose name looks like a free offer? |
| 46% | OJAI | 4 | City whose name sounds like a surprised greeting |
| 45% | OBOE | 4 | Instrument whose name sounds like a rebuke of Obama's dog |
| 45% | OXO | 3 | Kitchenware brand whose name looks like a losing tic-tac-toe line |
| 44% | ELLE | 4 | Women's magazine whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 43% | SORRENTO | 8 | Italian town whose name sounds like a Kia S.U.V. |
| 43% | ERIE | 4 | Name of a U.S. city, lake, and canal |
| 43% | TEMPE | 5 | U.S. city whose name becomes another city's name if you change both its vowels to A's |
| 43% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city whose name sounds like a small mythical creature |
| 43% | OMAHA | 5 | Midwest city whose name is a poker variety |
| 42% | WACO | 4 | U.S. radio station whose call letters spell the name of its city |
| 42% | OJAI | 4 | California city whose name sounds like a surprised two-word greeting |
| 42% | ONO | 3 | Singer whose name sounds like a cry of dismay |
| 42% | ONO | 3 | Singer whose name sounds like a cry of horror |
| 42% | HUN | 3 | Invader whose name sounds like a term of endearment |
| 42% | ELLE | 4 | Magazine whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | YEW | 3 | Tree whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | BEE | 3 | Insect whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | PEA | 3 | Vegetable whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | JAY | 3 | Bird whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | TEA | 3 | Drink whose name sounds like a letter of the alphabet |
| 42% | LIV | 3 | Actress Tyler of "The Lord of the Rings," whose name looks like a Roman numeral |
| 41% | SEATAC | 6 | Northwestern city whose name is a portmanteau of two neighboring cities |
| 41% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city whose name is an anagram of a Pixar fish |