| 100% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable often confused with a sweet potato |
| 65% | YAM | 3 | Root vegetable often mixed up with a sweet potato |
| 63% | YAMS | 4 | African tubers often confused with sweet potatoes |
| 52% | HEDGEHOG | 8 | Nocturnal mammal often confused with a porcupine |
| 49% | YAM | 3 | What a sweet potato is often called |
| 47% | EEL | 3 | Fish often glazed with a sweet soy sauce |
| 47% | STEAK | 5 | Entrée often served with a baked potato |
| 46% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable that resembles a sweet potato |
| 46% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable similar to a sweet potato |
| 45% | LEEK | 4 | Vegetable paired with potato in a soup |
| 42% | EEL | 3 | Sushi fish often garnished with a thick, sweet sauce |
| 42% | YAM | 3 | Vegetable that's similar to a sweet potato |
| 40% | DEFICIT | 7 | Often confused with debt; costs exceed revenue |
| 39% | MOSS | 4 | Plant often confused with algae |
| 39% | NEEDS | 5 | Things often confused with wants |
| 39% | ECRU | 4 | Shade often confused with cream |
| 39% | FEWEST | 6 | Word often confused with "least" |
| 39% | LESS | 4 | Word often confused with "fewer" |
| 39% | HONEYBEAR | 9 | Animal with a sweet tooth |
| 39% | DONUTMOLE | 9 | Spy with a sweet tooth? |
| 39% | ICED | 4 | Topped with a sweet layer |
| 39% | CANDIEDHAM | 10 | Entrée with a sweet glaze |
| 39% | ANT | 3 | Insect with a sweet tooth? |
| 39% | SORCERER | 8 | Magic practitioner often confused with wizard |
| 39% | SHAVEDICE | 9 | Cold dessert often confused with granita |
| 39% | DOLPHIN | 7 | Mammal sometimes confused with a porpoise |
| 39% | YAM | 3 | Another name for a sweet potato |
| 39% | BOSCS | 5 | Pears with a sweet-spiced flavor |
| 38% | INFER | 5 | Word that's often confused with "imply" |
| 38% | SHREWS | 6 | Mole-like animals often confused with mice |