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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ERNEST Physicist Rutherford after whom rutherfordium is named (6) New York Times Feb 22, 2015
3% AMPERE French physicist for whom a unit of measure is named (6) The Atlantic Oct 18, 2026
3% EPONYMS People after whom things are named (7) New York Times Midi Oct 3, 2026
3% MAIA Goddess after whom a month is named (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 6, 2026
2% IDA Ore-___ (company named after two states) (3) The Atlantic Oct 29, 2026
2% DIRAC English physicist awarded a Nobel Prize (5) The Telegraph Plusword Oct 29, 2026
2% VARIETAL Wine named after its main grape (8) The Times Sunday Concise Oct 25, 2026
2% APGAR Physician Virginia, for whom a newborn test is named (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 24, 2026
2% MAE Name after Sallie, Fannie or Ginnie (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 24, 2026
2% EELS Indie rock band named after fish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 23, 2026

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