| 100% | CHEEZWHIZ | 9 | Yellow Kraft spread whose name contains a misspelled dairy product: 2 wds. |
| 41% | VENUSWILLIAMS | 13 | Five-time Wimbledon champion whose name contains a planet (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BRUNOMARS | 9 | "That's What I Like" singer whose name contains a planet (2 wds.) |
| 40% | STEPHENKING | 11 | "Mr. Mercedes" Edgar Award winner whose name contains a chess piece (2 wds.) |
| 40% | RAREEARTH | 9 | "I Just Want to Celebrate" soul band whose name contains a planet (2 wds.) |
| 39% | MICHAELBISHOP | 13 | "No Enemy But Time" Nebula Award winner whose name contains a chess piece (2 wds.) |
| 33% | SARAHMCLACHLAN | 14 | Canadian singer of "Adia" whose name's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ACAI | 4 | Fruit whose name contains a cedilla |
| 32% | AETNA | 5 | Insurance company whose name contains a diphthong |
| 32% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | NBA team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Taurus): 2 wds. |
| 32% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Gemini): 2 wds. |
| 32% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFL team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Leo): 2 wds. |
| 32% | RASCALFLATTS | 12 | "Bless the Broken Road" country group whose name's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 32% | THEUNXPLAINED | 13 | Current History Channel show (with a misspelled name) hosted by William Shatner about mysterious topics: 2 wds. |
| 32% | BLACKSABBATH | 12 | Heavy metal band, fronted by Ozzy Osbourne, whose name's only vowels are A's: 2 wds. |
| 31% | ARIZONA | 7 | The only US state whose name contains a Z |
| 31% | HEROD | 5 | Biblical villain whose name contains a villain's opposite |
| 30% | NNEKAOGWUMIKE | 13 | 2016 WNBA MVP whose name starts with a double letter: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ANNIELEIBOVITZ | 14 | Celebrity photographer whose name goes from A to Z: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALEXRODRIGUEZ | 13 | Yankees infielder whose name goes from A to Z: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BARNOWL | 7 | Nocturnal bird of prey whose name suggests a farm: 2 wds. |
| 30% | COTTAGECHEESE | 13 | Dairy product with curds: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SOURCREAM | 9 | Dairy product eaten with quesadillas: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BEBENEUWIRTH | 12 | "Cheers" actress whose first name has a repeated "ee" sound: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JORDANPEELE | 11 | "Keanu" actor whose first name is a Middle Eastern country: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FIONAAPPLE | 10 | "Criminal" singer whose last name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 29% | FORESTWHITAKER | 14 | "Respect" actor whose first name is a shade of green: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CAPTAINHOOK | 11 | Neverland villain whose last name is a golf term: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CUBALIBRE | 9 | Rum and Coke cocktail whose name dates to a Caribbean nation's independence (2 wds.) |
| 29% | FIJI | 4 | Island nation whose name contains three dotted letters in a row |