| 100% | LION | 4 | Asiatic ___, critically endangered cat species restricted to the Indian state of Gujarat |
| 33% | UTAH | 4 | State home to the Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians |
| 33% | GOA | 3 | Indian state that’s home to the tomb of Saint Francis Xavier, in the Basilica of Bom Jesus |
| 31% | TAMILNADU | 9 | Indian state of which Chennai is the capital |
| 30% | JAGUAR | 6 | Large cat species native to the Americas |
| 30% | JAIPUR | 6 | Capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan |
| 29% | ASSAM | 5 | Indian state in the foothills of the Himalayas |
| 29% | GOA | 3 | Indian state once part of the Portuguese Empire |
| 29% | SAILON | 6 | Order to the "Ship of State" |
| 29% | MARITAL | 7 | Pertaining to the state of being married |
| 28% | LEOPARD | 7 | Amur ___, spotted big cat species native to Russia and China that is listed as critically endangered |
| 28% | CANADA | 6 | United States of America's neighbor to the north |
| 28% | MEXICO | 6 | United States of America's neighbor to the south |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | State to the east of Mississippi: Abbr. |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | State to the west of Georgia: Abbr. |
| 28% | OCELOTS | 7 | Cats native to much of the Americas |
| 28% | INTEREST | 8 | The state of wanting to learn about something |
| 27% | CASCARA | 7 | Tree native to the provinces and states of the pacific coast |
| 27% | OREGON | 6 | State revealed to be home of The Simpsons in 2012 |
| 26% | SEEDBANK | 8 | Svalbard has one to protect the kernels of species |
| 26% | PIECES | 6 | "I love meeces to __", catchphrase of Jinx the cat |
| 26% | ACRE | 4 | Unit of land used to state the size of a wildfire |
| 25% | MILKCAN | 7 | Trophy given to the winner of the Fresno State vs. Boise State football game: 2 wds. |
| 25% | MANX | 4 | — cat, short-haired tailless feline believed to originate on the Isle of Man |
| 25% | ADO | 3 | Suffix with color to form the name of a U.S. state |
| 25% | HILLARYCLINTON | 14 | Secretary of State who was the first to visit Burma since 1955 |
| 25% | WASHINGTON | 10 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 25% | COLORADO | 8 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 25% | REDSEA | 6 | Arm of the Indian Ocean leading to the Suez Canal |
| 25% | MINNESOTA | 9 | US state home to the "Mall of America" |