| 100% | SAFFRON | 7 | Yellow or orange-colored spice used in the Spanish paella (also the world's most expensive spice) |
| 46% | SAFFRON | 7 | I'm the most expensive item in your spice rack who's used in rice dishes like paella |
| 43% | SAFFRON | 7 | The world's most expensive spice |
| 43% | SAFFRON | 7 | The world's most expensive spice by weight |
| 42% | SAFFRON | 7 | Most expensive spice in the world by weight |
| 39% | LIME | 4 | Yellow-green color named for the fruit used in many cocktails |
| 39% | TURMERIC | 8 | Colored spice used in the Starbucks golden latte |
| 38% | POGBA | 5 | Paul —, France footballer who became the world's most expensive player in August 2016 |
| 37% | ONO | 3 | ___ Champagne Cocktail, one of the world's most expensive cocktails served in Las Vegas' Encore Wynn |
| 37% | MAITAI | 6 | Original ___, one of the world's most expensive cocktails served in Belfast's Merchant Hotel: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DIAMOND | 7 | ___ Is Forever Cocktail, one of the world's most expensive cocktails served in Tokyo's Ritz-Carlton |
| 36% | RED | 3 | The most used shade in the world's national flags |
| 36% | SAFFRON | 7 | World's most expensive spice |
| 34% | LILY | 4 | Gloriosa ___, red-and-yellow petaled flower that is amongst the most expensive in the world |
| 33% | CARDAMOM | 8 | Indian spice that's the world's 3rd-most expensive |
| 33% | PULE | 4 | Guess what's the world's most expensive cheese called? |
| 33% | SAFFRON | 7 | Spice said to be world's most expensive |
| 33% | DOORS | 5 | "Are there more ___ or wheels in the world?" |
| 32% | CIGAR | 5 | The world's most expensive one, the Gurkha Royal Courtesan, costs over $1.3 million |
| 32% | NINEVEH | 7 | Bygone city in present-day Iraq, once the world's most populous |
| 31% | SPORT | 5 | Football (soccer in America) is the world's most popular ___ |
| 31% | METRICSYSTEM | 12 | Many of the world's rulers use it |
| 31% | REP | 3 | Single curl or crunch in the gym, also used to informally refer to an agent |
| 31% | THELASTSUPPER | 13 | da Vinci's painting which is also the world's most reproduced religious painting : 3 wds. |
| 31% | ROSE | 4 | Juliet ___, delicate but thorny flower that is amongst the most expensive in the world |
| 31% | RUM | 3 | Mai-Tai or Bacardi ingredient which is also the alcohol used in Pina Colada |
| 31% | KATY | 4 | Perry who used to have the world's most-followed Twitter account |
| 31% | CANADA | 6 | Most of the world's lakes are in this country |
| 31% | JAVA | 4 | World's most populous island, located in the Indian Ocean |
| 31% | INDIA | 5 | Country that became the world’s most populous in 2023 |