| 100% | BEASTMODE | 9 | Animalistic persona that one might adopt when competing (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 44% | CAPE | 4 | Vigorously defend, with “for” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 43% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Scene that precedes a title sequence (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 43% | RIZZ | 4 | Romantic appeal or flirting skill (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 43% | SMISHING | 8 | Tricking people into disclosing confidential information via text (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 43% | CROMULENT | 9 | Synonym for “acceptable” first used on “The Simpsons” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 43% | CRATEDIG | 8 | Shop for rare recordings in secondhand stores (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 42% | EDGELORD | 8 | Person who delights in trolling or making deliberately provocative comments (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 40% | QUIETQUIT | 9 | Do as little work at one’s job as possible (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 40% | MEMESTOCK | 9 | Market offering that surges because of social-media buzz (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 37% | METAVERSE | 9 | Virtual environment that accommodates multiple realities (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 36% | SILVERFOX | 9 | Attractive older man who’s gone gray (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 36% | GREENWASH | 9 | Mask environmentally harmful practices with misleading P.R. (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 36% | GIGWORKER | 9 | Person who takes temporary jobs in the service sector (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 35% | MUDSEASON | 9 | Time of year when dirt roads become undrivable (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 35% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 32% | TERRAFORM | 9 | Make inhabitable, as a planet (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 32% | SECONDGENTLEMAN | 15 | Husband of a Vice-President (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 31% | REACTIONGIF | 11 | Animated image texted as a reply (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 30% | BULLET | 6 | Bit of ammo that one might want to "dodge" and has a "bull" in its name |
| 29% | ITALIANMEAL | 11 | One might consist of a primo, secondo and digestivo |
| 29% | LANGUAGE | 8 | (3/3) End of a parent's warning that may come after one says 10a, 36a, 43a, 58a, 7d and 22d |
| 29% | YOUR | 4 | (2/3) Part of a parent's warning that may come after one says 10a, 36a, 43a, 58a, 7d and 22d |
| 29% | VIDEODOORBELL | 13 | Small security camera at a house’s entrance (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 27% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | The practice of selling less product for the same price (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 26% | PAR | 3 | Number that a new golfer may dream of reaching |
| 26% | MIT | 3 | New England school that graduates a lot of computer science and engineering majors: Abbr. |
| 26% | FRESHAIR | 8 | Something new and different might be described as a breath of it |
| 26% | POSTSALES | 9 | Part of a business that might include invoicing, payment, updates and equipment maintenance |
| 26% | WILLBRAKEFOR | 12 | Start of a bumper sticker that may end with one's favorite attraction |