| 100% | SNOWYOWL | 8 | Arctic bird that is, surprisingly, active during the day (2 wds.) |
| 43% | OWL | 3 | Bird that sleeps during the day |
| 43% | PTARMIGANS | 10 | Alaskan state birds that are perpetually on the menu for Alaskan Arctic foxes |
| 43% | ELMTREE | 7 | A tree that is the state symbol for Massachusetts: 2 wds. |
| 43% | EWINGOIL | 8 | Company that was the focus of "Dallas": 2 wds. |
| 43% | HOMEALONE | 9 | 1990 John Hughes comedy that takes place during the days before Christmas: 2 wds. |
| 43% | BALDEAGLE | 9 | Bird that's a national symbol of the United States: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ASIF | 4 | "That'll be the day!" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | IFSO | 4 | "Should that be the case ...": 2 wds. |
| 42% | DIURNAL | 7 | Active during the day |
| 42% | DIURNAL | 7 | Animals that are active during the daytime |
| 42% | SANFRANCISCO | 12 | West Coast city that will host the 2025 Laver Cup: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JETSKI | 6 | Personal watercraft from Kawasaki that was presented at the 2018 Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 41% | JINGLEBELL | 10 | "___ Rock," Christmas song that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NESTEGGS | 8 | Funds that are set aside for the future: 2 wds. |
| 41% | FUTON | 5 | Bed that can be folded up during the day |
| 41% | HAPPYTOGETHER | 13 | 1967 song by 15-Across that was the group's biggest hit: 2 wds. |
| 41% | MAKINGWAVES | 11 | David Hasselhoff's autobiography that was released in the UK in 2006: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PINOTNOIR | 9 | Red wine that was popularized in the Academy Award-winning film "Sideways": 2 wds. |
| 40% | DIURNAL | 7 | Active during the day; the opposite of nocturnal |
| 40% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OWLS | 4 | "Wise" birds that sleep during the day |
| 40% | OLDNAVY | 7 | Chain of clothing stores that was named after a bar in Paris, surprisingly: 2 wds. |
| 40% | CADILLACRANCH | 13 | 1980 Bruce Springsteen song that was covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SPORTCLIMBING | 13 | Wall-ascending event that was to make its debut at the 2020 Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 40% | IMA | 3 | "___ Believer," song covered by Smash Mouth that was featured in the "Shrek" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GODIS | 5 | "___ a DJ," 2003 song by Pink that was featured on the "Mean Girls" soundtrack: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WIIU | 4 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ONEDIRECTION | 12 | Boy band that was the Best New Artist at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ROLEMODEL | 9 | A person that is often looked at as someone to follow in the footsteps of : 2 wds. |