| 100% | FTC | 3 | Agy. that sued Microsoft in 2022 |
| 44% | RUSSIA | 6 | Country that invaded Ukraine in 2022 |
| 41% | NYT | 3 | Pub. that purchased Wordle in 2022 |
| 41% | NYT | 3 | Pub. that acquired Wordle in 2022 |
| 40% | NYT | 3 | Publication that bought Wordle in 2022: abbr. |
| 39% | CHATGPT | 7 | Artificial intelligence bot launched in 2022 by OpenAI that mimics human language |
| 39% | MEN | 3 | 2022 horror movie that features Rory Kinnear in multiple roles |
| 38% | NETFLIX | 7 | Streaming service that lost subscribers in 2022 |
| 38% | NOAH | 4 | Comedian Trevor who announced in 2022 that he will be leaving "The Daily Show" |
| 37% | MSN | 3 | ISP that was phased out in favor of Microsoft Start |
| 37% | REDPANDA | 8 | Animal that Mei turns into in a 2022 Pixar film |
| 37% | KATEBUSH | 8 | She was Running Up That Hill in both 1985 and 2022 |
| 37% | WAR | 3 | Russian-Ukrainian ___ (conflict that involved a Russian invasion in February, 2022) |
| 36% | TESLASEMI | 9 | Electric truck that completed a 500-mile test haul in November 2022 |
| 36% | GRINDR | 6 | Gay dating app that had its I.P.O. in late 2022 |
| 35% | STRAY | 5 | 2022 adventure game that follows a cat who is lost in a post-apocalyptic world |
| 35% | CNN | 3 | ___+ (streaming service that launched in March, 2022, and shut down in April, 2022) |
| 35% | VINYLS | 6 | Records that outsold CDs in 2022, for the first time in 35 years |
| 35% | IRAN | 4 | Team that lost to the U.S. in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 35% | ABBA | 4 | Quartet that reunited in 2022 to "perform" as holograms |
| 34% | GHANA | 5 | African national football team that defeated South Korea in the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 34% | RIAA | 4 | Anti-piracy org. that sued Napster in 1999 (Abbr.) |
| 34% | BACHELOR | 8 | "The ___," reality TV show featuring Clayton Echard as the star in 2022 that inspired a wine collection by ABC |
| 34% | OED | 3 | Ref. work that added "influencer" in 2022 |
| 34% | INFLATION | 9 | Economic indicator that hit a four-decade high in the U.S. in June, 2022 |
| 33% | WATER | 5 | "Avatar: The Way of ___," 2022 sci-fi film that was in production for 12 years |
| 33% | IPOD | 4 | Apple music player discontinued in 2022 |
| 33% | HBO | 3 | Movie network turning 50 in 2022 |
| 33% | IPOD | 4 | Digital music player discontinued in 2022 |
| 33% | JEN | 3 | Psaki who joined MSNBC in 2022 |