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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LASALLE Explorer who gave Louisiana its name (7) Wall Street Journal Aug 1, 2020
3% TULANE Louisiana university (6) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2026
3% BAYOU Louisiana waterway (5) Universal Feb 7, 2026
3% IDED Gave a name to, for short (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
3% BATONROUGE Capital of Louisiana * (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
3% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
2% OFINTEREST Worth exploring (10) New York Times Feb 11, 2026
2% ERIK Explorer __ the Red (4) Newsday Feb 11, 2026
2% FOX Flying ___ (kind of bat, despite its name) (3) New York Times Mini Feb 11, 2026
2% SAIDOK Gave the go-ahead (6) Universal Feb 11, 2026

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