| 100% | TAIPEI | 6 | City that lost its "tallest building" distinction in 2007 |
| 47% | DET | 3 | Mich. city that's lost over half its population in the past fifty years (abbr.) |
| 47% | DUBAI | 5 | Mideast city that's home to the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world |
| 45% | ADEN | 4 | City that lost capital status in 1990 |
| 43% | IPHONE | 6 | Device that lost its headphone jack in 2016 |
| 43% | LARCH | 5 | Conifer that loses its leaves in the fall |
| 43% | LARCH | 5 | Conifer that loses its needles in the autumn |
| 43% | DECIDUOUS | 9 | A tree that loses its leaves in winter |
| 43% | THERMOS | 7 | Container brand that lost its trademark status in 1963 |
| 42% | EMAIL | 5 | A.P. Stylebook entry that lost its hyphen in 2011 |
| 42% | ROME | 4 | City that "wasn't built in a day" |
| 42% | ROME | 4 | City that wasn't built in a day? |
| 42% | ROME | 4 | City that wasn't built in a day |
| 41% | VISA | 4 | Payment card co. that lost its no. 1 spot to UnionPay in 2015 |
| 40% | ROME | 4 | Italian city that "wasn't built in a day" |
| 40% | SUDAN | 5 | Country that lost a quarter of its territory in 2011 |
| 39% | DUBAI | 5 | City that's home to the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building |
| 39% | DUBAI | 5 | Mideast city that's home to the world's tallest building |
| 39% | DUBAI | 5 | Arab city that's home to the world's tallest building |
| 39% | DUBAI | 5 | United Arab Emirates city that boasts the world's tallest building |
| 39% | ROME | 4 | Italy's capital city that "wasn't built in a day" |
| 39% | NOME | 4 | Alaskan city that sounds like it belongs in a 41-Down |
| 39% | DUBAI | 5 | Persian Gulf city that's home to the world's tallest building |
| 39% | ROME | 4 | Italian capital city that wasn't built in a day, they say |
| 38% | MACHU | 5 | ___ Picchu, ancient Incan city in Peru that was "lost" for centuries until it was rediscovered in 1911 |
| 38% | DUBAI | 5 | United Arab Emirates city that's home to the world's tallest building |
| 38% | LESABRE | 7 | Final car built in Buick City before its shutdown |
| 38% | HERON | 5 | — Tower, popular name for the tallest building in the City of London financial district |
| 37% | XENIA | 5 | Ohio city that's the largest in the U.S. that starts with its letter |
| 37% | SANTAANA | 8 | City in Orange County, or the often congested freeway that runs through it |