| 100% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |
| 85% | VERMONT | 7 | State whose last four letters are the first four letters of its capital |
| 69% | MOSCOW | 6 | World capital whose last two letters are its first two letters upside down |
| 64% | SOLID | 5 | State whose last two letters are the postal abbreviation for a different kind of state |
| 62% | ONE | 3 | Number of states whose last two letters are its own postal abbreviation |
| 56% | HILO | 4 | City whose first two letters are its state's postal abbreviation |
| 55% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 55% | KRIS | 4 | Singer whose first name is the first four letters of his last name |
| 52% | PERU | 4 | Country whose name becomes that of a currency when its second letter is doubled and its last two letters are moved to the front |
| 52% | TRE | 3 | Italian number whose letters are the first, third and fifth letters of its English equivalent |
| 52% | EGGO | 4 | Brand whose last letter is in the shape of its product |
| 51% | CISCO | 5 | Fortune 100 company whose name is the last two syllables of the city near where it was founded |
| 48% | AMBI | 4 | Prefix whose last two letters are a prefix meaning the same thing |
| 47% | TUNIS | 5 | World capital whose name can be formed by removing letters from the end of its country's name |
| 46% | NSYNC | 5 | Band with the song "Bye Bye Bye" whose name is an acronym of the last letters of the members' first names |
| 46% | PIERRE | 6 | Only state capital that shares no letters with the name of its state |
| 45% | TIS | 3 | Old contraction that becomes its modern counterpart when the first two letters are switched |
| 45% | SEALS | 5 | Animals whose habitat can be found in the first three letters of their name |
| 45% | BOISE | 5 | State capital that has the same number of letters as its state |
| 45% | ALCOA | 5 | Its first two letters are the chemical symbol for what it produces |
| 45% | ALDA | 4 | Multi-Emmy-winning actor whose first and last names start with the same two letters |
| 45% | DELTACO | 7 | Fast food chain whose name becomes another company when its last two letters are removed |
| 45% | YOU | 3 | Word pronounced the same when its first two letters are removed |
| 45% | VERMONT | 7 | State whose capital starts with its last four letters |
| 44% | SHARPEI | 7 | Dog breed whose name becomes a permanent marker brand when the last two letters are switched |
| 44% | PORT | 4 | Wine whose name is the first half of its country of origin |
| 44% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital that ends with its state's first two letters |
| 44% | EBWHITE | 7 | Author whose last name's first letter, followed by the two initials that precede his last name, form a word in one of his most famous titles |
| 44% | MASSACHUSETTS | 13 | State whose General Court was the first to recognize Fourth of July as a state celebration |
| 43% | FEDEX | 5 | Delivery company with an arrow hiding in the last two letters of its logo |