| 100% | PALOALTO | 8 | California city that includes portions of Stanford University: 2 wds. |
| 43% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that's home to the NHL's Sharks: 2 wds. |
| 42% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city that finishes the song title "Do You Know the Way to ...": 2 wds. |
| 42% | NEWHAVEN | 8 | City that's home to Yale University: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PUBLICIVVV | 10 | Informal group that includes the Universities of California, Michigan and Virginia |
| 41% | BAYAREA | 7 | Northern California region that includes San Francisco: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city nicknamed "Capital of Silicon Valley": 2 wds. |
| 37% | GRAYAREA | 8 | Portion of a law that's not completely clear (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ASWAN | 5 | City that includes the island of Elephantine |
| 36% | UKIAH | 5 | California city that reverses to a kind of poem |
| 36% | EUREKA | 6 | California city that sounds like a cry of discovery |
| 36% | LOSANGELES | 10 | California city that hosted the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics, and will host again in 2028 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DAVIS | 5 | California city that's home to one of the UC campuses |
| 35% | ZOMBA | 5 | City that houses the University of Malawi |
| 35% | SANJOSE | 7 | California city located in Silicon Valley: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BRATPACK | 8 | Group of 1980s actors that included Rob Lowe and Demi Moore: 2 wds. |
| 34% | NSYNC | 5 | Band that included Lance Bass: 2 wds. |
| 34% | BAYAREA | 7 | Northern California region that includes Oakland and San Jose (2 wds.) |
| 34% | IVYLEAGUE | 9 | Group of schools that includes Harvard and Yale (2 wds.) |
| 34% | ACC | 3 | Conference that includes the University of Miami: Abbr. |
| 34% | LARAMIE | 7 | US city that houses the University of Wyoming |
| 34% | SWISSALPS | 9 | Mountain range that includes the Matterhorn: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SANTABARBARA | 12 | University of California city |
| 34% | BERKELEY | 8 | University of California city |
| 33% | STLOUIS | 7 | City that's home to the Gateway Arch: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 33% | SANDIEGO | 8 | Southern California city with a famous zoo: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PUGLIA | 6 | Region in Italy that includes the city of Faggia |
| 33% | NEWYORK | 7 | City that houses the Empire State Building: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEJEFFERSONS | 13 | Sitcom set in New York city that was a spin-off of "All in the Family" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | TARAVANDERVEER | 14 | Stanford University women's basketball coach who was named Naismith Coach of the Year in 1990, 2011, and 2021 (2 wds.) |