| 100% | CERES | 5 | 2015 destination for the Dawn spacecraft |
| 48% | SHRINE | 6 | Destination for the faithful |
| 48% | SPA | 3 | Destination for the pampered |
| 48% | MECCA | 5 | Destination for the hajj |
| 48% | SPAS | 4 | Destinations for the stressed |
| 47% | ATTIC | 5 | Destination for the last flight? |
| 47% | AGRA | 4 | Destination for the Taj Express |
| 42% | OHARE | 5 | Destination for the van that Kevin fails to board in "Home Alone" |
| 42% | MIR | 3 | Former destination for a Soyuz spacecraft |
| 41% | OBIES | 5 | 2015 awards for the writer and director of "Hamilton" |
| 40% | AROD | 4 | DH for the Yanks in 2015 and 2016 |
| 38% | HAIM | 4 | Band that was nominated for the 2015 Best New Artist Grammy |
| 38% | SAUDI | 5 | ___ Arabia (nation where women voted for the first time in 2015) |
| 37% | MORN | 4 | Part of the day after dawn, for short |
| 37% | APT | 3 | Like the name Dawn, for an early riser |
| 36% | SERENASLAM | 10 | Tennis feat named for the athlete who achieved it in 2003 and 2015 |
| 36% | CERES | 5 | NASA's spacecraft Dawn began orbiting it in 2015 |
| 36% | ROOM | 4 | 2015 film for which Brie Larson won the Best Actress Oscar |
| 36% | AURORA | 6 | Phenomenon named for the Roman goddess of the dawn but only visible at night |
| 36% | HYMN | 4 | "___ for the Weekend" (2015 Coldplay hit) |
| 35% | ELS | 3 | 2015 World Golf Award winner for Golf Course Designer of the Year |
| 35% | THEY | 4 | American Dialect Society's word of the year for 2015 |
| 35% | STEVEKERR | 9 | NBA coach for the Warriors who won the championship in 2015 and 2017: 2 wds. |
| 35% | ELO | 3 | Band with the 2015 album "Alone in the Universe," for short |
| 35% | NOAH | 4 | Most popular name for boys born in the US in 2015 |
| 35% | HULUPLUS | 8 | Subscription for streaming The Twilight Zone that was discontinued in 2015 |
| 34% | DANGELORUSSEL | 13 | No. 1 guard for the LA Lakers, and Jerry West award winner in 2015 : 2 wds. |
| 34% | RAPGOD | 6 | 37-Across song that was nominated for the 2015 Best Rap Performance Grammy Award (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ADA | 3 | Poet Limón whose collection "Bright Dead Things" was a finalist for the 2015 National Book Award |
| 34% | HELLO | 5 | 2015 song by Adele that won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year |