| 100% | EDISON | 6 | US inventor of the phonograph and light bulb |
| 81% | EDISON | 6 | Inventor of the phonograph and the light bulb |
| 67% | EDISON | 6 | Thomas, reputed US inventor of the light bulb |
| 58% | EDISON | 6 | Thomas Alva —, US inventor of the phonograph |
| 49% | EDISON | 6 | Inventor of the phonograph |
| 48% | THOMASEDISON | 12 | Inventor of the phonograph: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ELIASHOWE | 9 | US inventor of the sewing machine |
| 47% | LESPAUL | 7 | US inventor of the solid body electric guitar |
| 47% | EDISON | 6 | Thomas Alva —, inventor of the phonograph |
| 47% | MORSE | 5 | Samuel —, US inventor and painter whose works include The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco |
| 45% | MORSE | 5 | Samuel —, US inventor and painter whose works include 1830's The Chapel of the Virgin at Subiaco |
| 45% | CHINESE | 7 | Inventors of the compass and movable type |
| 43% | CESSNA | 6 | US makers of the Skyhawk and Skylane aircraft |
| 42% | EDISON | 6 | Innovator of the light bulb |
| 42% | ENO | 3 | William Phelps ___, inventor of the stop sign and the crosswalk |
| 41% | DEWEY | 5 | Melvil —, US inventor of a system for the classification of library books |
| 41% | WHEATSTONE | 10 | Charles —, 19th-century inventor of the English concertina and the Playfair cipher |
| 41% | BRITS | 5 | Inventors of linoleum and the A.T.M., for example |
| 40% | CORNEA | 6 | Front of the eye, refracts and focuses light |
| 40% | VEE | 3 | Sound of the letter between U and W |
| 40% | PARTCH | 6 | Harry —, US composer; inventor of musical instruments the diamond marimba and chromelodeon |
| 40% | CONTE | 5 | Nicolas-Jacques —, inventor of the modern pencil and a hard type of crayon |
| 40% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Michigan and Missouri are |
| 40% | FDR | 3 | Initials of the US president between Hoover and Truman |
| 40% | MIDWEST | 7 | Part of the US where Nebraska and Michigan are |
| 40% | RETINA | 6 | Part of the eye that perceives light and color |
| 40% | ELIS | 4 | Manning of the NFL and inventor Whitney |
| 40% | RITUALS | 7 | Lighting of the Olympic flame, and others |
| 39% | NATO | 4 | Alliance of the US, Canada, and many European countries: Abbr. |