| 100% | CTY | 3 | 30 U.S states have one named Washington: Abbr. |
| 44% | MOTTO | 5 | Most U.S. states have a Latin one |
| 44% | MAINE | 5 | The only U.S. state with a one-syllable name |
| 43% | UTAH | 4 | Only U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name |
| 41% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 39% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 39% | RTE | 3 | A U.P.S. driver has one: Abbr. |
| 38% | WVA | 3 | One of two states formed during the U.S Civil War: Abbr. |
| 38% | LAT | 3 | Alaska has the highest one in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 37% | SEN | 3 | One of two politicians elected to Washington from each state: Abbr. |
| 37% | DEL | 3 | Small U.S. state: abbr. |
| 36% | ALT | 3 | Delaware has the lowest mean one in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 36% | RTE | 3 | A U.P.S. driver may have one: Abbr. |
| 36% | RUS | 3 | U.S.S.R. state: Abbr. |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | First U.S. state alphabetically: Abbr. |
| 36% | ALA | 3 | First U.S. state, alphabetically: Abbr. |
| 36% | VOTE | 4 | Have one's say in the U.S.A. |
| 36% | CST | 3 | Setting for 10 U.S. states: Abbr. |
| 36% | DST | 3 | 48 U.S. states observe it: Abbr. |
| 36% | SOUTH | 5 | Word in two U.S. state names |
| 36% | NEW | 3 | Word in several U.S. state names |
| 36% | NEW | 3 | Word in four U.S. state names |
| 36% | NEW | 3 | Start of four U.S. state names |
| 36% | ONE | 3 | Number of monosyllabic U.S. state names |
| 36% | ANA | 3 | Finish of three U.S. state names |
| 36% | SOUTH | 5 | Word in 2 U.S. state names |
| 36% | NORTH | 5 | Start of two U.S. state names |
| 36% | NEW | 3 | Word in 4 U.S. state names |
| 36% | CAROLINA | 8 | Word in two U.S. state names |
| 36% | NORTH | 5 | Word in 2 U.S. state names |