| 100% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | __ City has been hit by the most tornadoes |
| 50% | ELIE | 4 | Manitoba, Canada town that was hit by the county's only F5 tornado on record, on June 22, 2007 |
| 46% | ROADKILL | 8 | Wildlife that sadly has been hit by traffic |
| 42% | MIAMI | 5 | "Move to ___," hit song by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias which has the name of a Florida city in its title |
| 42% | RIO | 3 | City hard hit by the Zika virus |
| 41% | ALLWE | 5 | "___ Have is Now" (song by The Flaming Lips): 2 wds. |
| 41% | LIGHTNING | 9 | The earth is hit by __ 100 times a second |
| 40% | MALIBU | 6 | Hit song by American artist Miley Cyrus which depicts a city in California that is known for its celebrity homes and the sandy Zuma Beach |
| 40% | MISSME | 6 | Drake and Lil Wayne hit song with the lyrics "I know things have changed, know I used to be around more" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | GALWAY | 6 | "___ Girl," song by English singer Ed Sheeran which has the name of an Irish city in its title that is home to Eyre Square |
| 40% | ETNA | 4 | It has been designated a Decade Volcano by the U.N. |
| 39% | DRIVE | 5 | 1984 ballad by the Cars that was their highest-charting hit |
| 39% | LET | 3 | Hit song by The Beatles, "___ It Be" |
| 39% | BRAIN | 5 | It has been called "the most complex object in the known universe" |
| 39% | NHL | 3 | League whose championship has been won 24 times by the Canadiens: Abbr. |
| 39% | ATARI | 5 | Company that was hit hard by the video-game crash of 1983 |
| 39% | BRNO | 4 | City where most of the Czech higher courts are based |
| 39% | PITCH | 5 | It has the potential to be a hit |
| 38% | NHL | 3 | Organization whose championship has been won 24 times by the Montreal Canadiens: Abbr. |
| 38% | STAYINALIVE | 11 | Disco hit by the Bee Gees that was a part of the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 38% | EAGLE | 5 | Bird that has been used by the Dutch police to take down illegal drones |
| 38% | VARANASI | 8 | City on the Ganges where Buddha is said to have first preached |
| 37% | CANADA | 6 | Country which has been given the title of "the most educated country in the world" |
| 37% | CALIFORNIA | 10 | "Hotel ___," Grammy-winning song by the Eagles which is one of their biggest commercial hits |
| 37% | KICKME | 6 | Sign unlikely to have been written by the person it is attached to |
| 37% | FUN | 3 | Band that had the hits "We Are Young" and "Some Nights" |
| 37% | RHONE | 5 | European river where the most southern bridge to cross it is in the city of Arles |
| 37% | OPEN | 4 | "An ___ Letter to NYC," 2004 song by the Beastie Boys that is about New York City |
| 36% | HIP | 3 | "___ to be square," a hit song by Huey Lewis and the News |
| 36% | CLOSER | 6 | Hit song by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey which is one of the most streamed songs on Spotify |