| 100% | GAZA | 4 | Area that was part of the Ottoman Empire after 1918, subsequently occupied by the UK, Egypt and Israel |
| 38% | LEVANT | 6 | The —, name by which the area of the Mediterranean now occupied by Syria, Lebanon and Israel was formerly known |
| 33% | YOU | 3 | "Now That I Found ___," 2019 song by Carly Rae Jepsen which is a part of the album "Dedicated" and is co-produced by Captain Cuts |
| 33% | IRELAND | 7 | Nation that ceased being part of the UK in 1921 |
| 32% | PORE | 4 | Part of the skin that can be minimized by foundation |
| 32% | EYELIDS | 7 | Parts of the body that can be affected by styes |
| 32% | UNITED | 6 | American airline that is part of the Star Alliance and can take you to your travel destination |
| 32% | SAURON | 6 | "___ Defeated," book compiled by Christopher Tolkien that is part of the series, "The History of the Lord of the Rings" |
| 32% | VIRGIN | 6 | ___ Atlantic, British airline that is part of the SkyTeam alliance and can take you to your travel destination |
| 31% | CUSCO | 5 | Fourth largest region of Peru by area whose capital was centre of the Inca Empire |
| 31% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 31% | IRA | 3 | Part of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 that was named after Sen. William Roth |
| 30% | CYCLADES | 8 | Part of the Ottoman Empire until 1829 |
| 30% | NEAR | 4 | ___ East; term that was applied to the maximum extent of the old Ottoman Empire |
| 30% | ACTAFOOL | 8 | Single from Ludacris that was part of the soundtrack for "2 Fast 2 Furious," and was also nominated for a Grammy: 3 wds. |
| 30% | FORWARD | 7 | 2016 song by Beyonce and James Blake that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 30% | STAY | 4 | 1960 song by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs that is one of the shortest songs to enter the Billboard charts |
| 30% | PETS | 4 | Animals that are part of the family |
| 30% | AWAY | 4 | "Gouge ___," song by rock band Pixies that is inspired by the story of Samson and Delilah |
| 30% | ELO | 3 | Band led by Jeff Lynne that was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| 30% | ALEPPO | 6 | Third-largest city of the later Ottoman Empire, surpassed only by Constantinople and Cairo |
| 30% | GESTALT | 7 | Unified whole that cannot be described by the sum of its parts |
| 30% | HOLDMYHAND | 10 | Duet by Michael Jackson and Akon (birthday today), that was part of "Michael," M.J.'s first posthumous album: 3 wds. |
| 30% | HOLYGHOST | 9 | Book by John Sandford which was part of the "Virgil Flowers" novel series and became a NYT 2018 Bestseller: 2 wds. |
| 29% | IOWA | 4 | State that was part of the Louisiana Purchase |
| 29% | EGYPT | 5 | Country that was part of the Arab Spring |
| 29% | SERBIA | 6 | Country that was part of the former Yugoslavia |
| 29% | LIES | 4 | "Love ___," hit song by Khalid and Normani which is a part of the soundtrack for "Love, Simon" |
| 29% | UNDER | 5 | "___ Pressure," 1981 song by Queen and David Bowie which is a part of the album "Hot Space" |
| 29% | TOWN | 4 | "Another ___, Another Train," 1973 song by ABBA that was performed in the style of Simon and Garfunkel |