| 100% | SCATHE | 6 | Word derived from the proto-Germanic for "to injure" which these days, means to verbally blast someone |
| 48% | TED | 3 | Old word from the Germanic word for "to scatter" which now means to spread hay for drying |
| 38% | SAPPHIRE | 8 | Precious blue gemstone, the word for which comes from the Sanskrit word "Sanipriya," meaning "sacred to Saturn" |
| 37% | DESERT | 6 | Sahara is derived from the Arabic word for this |
| 37% | ALMS | 4 | Word beggars used to cry, derived from the Greek word for mercy |
| 36% | LESION | 6 | Word derived from the Latin word for injury that my six year old might refer to as a "boo-boo" |
| 35% | SHAMPOO | 7 | Word derived from the Hindi for “to massage” |
| 35% | EMEER | 5 | Title which, in Arabic, derives from the word for "immortal" (var.) |
| 35% | COSMONAUT | 9 | Someone like Yelena Serova, say, whose old job title was derived from the Greek words for "universe" and "sailor" |
| 33% | ATAXIA | 6 | Lack of coordination often a sign of a cerebellum problem, described by this word derived from the Greek for "lack of order" |
| 33% | INCH | 4 | Word derived from the Latin “uncia,” meaning “one-twelfth” |
| 33% | AEON | 4 | Word derived from the Greek for "age" |
| 33% | SCHMOOZE | 8 | Word derived from the Yiddish for "talk" |
| 33% | KISMET | 6 | Word derived from the Arabic for "lot" |
| 33% | ABBOT | 5 | Word derived from the Aramaic for "my father" |
| 33% | EMOJI | 5 | Word derived from the Japanese for "picture writing" |
| 33% | PHARAOH | 7 | Word derived from the Egyptian for "great house" |
| 33% | SKOSH | 5 | Word derived from the Japanese for "a bit" |
| 32% | INCH | 4 | Word derived from the Latin "uncia," meaning "one-twelfth" |
| 32% | TIARA | 5 | Word derived from the Greek for "headdress of Persian kings" |
| 32% | LEE | 3 | Surname derived from the Chinese word for "plum" |
| 32% | SCHMUCK | 7 | Insult derived from the Yiddish word for "penis" |
| 32% | TSAR | 4 | Title derived from the Latin word for "caesar" |
| 32% | GYRO | 4 | Meat dish derived from the Greek word for "turn" |
| 32% | ADAM | 4 | Name that derives from the Hebrew word for "earth" |
| 31% | ORE | 3 | Word derived from the Old English words for "unworked metal" and "copper" |
| 31% | ECRU | 4 | Common hose hue derived from the French word for "raw" |
| 31% | EUREKA | 6 | Exclamation derived from the Greek word for "I have found" |
| 31% | OTTAWA | 6 | Capital whose name derives from the Ojibwa word for "traders" |
| 31% | MIS | 3 | Prefix meaning bad that is used with "trust" or "understanding," which originated from the Proto-Germanic language |