| 100% | HILO | 4 | City whose first two letters are its state's postal abbreviation |
| 62% | ONE | 3 | Number of states whose last two letters are its own postal abbreviation |
| 54% | SOLID | 5 | State whose last two letters are the postal abbreviation for a different kind of state |
| 51% | HILO | 4 | City whose state's postal code is half its name |
| 50% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |
| 48% | WACO | 4 | U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations |
| 47% | MOSCOW | 6 | World capital whose last two letters are its first two letters upside down |
| 46% | OCALA | 5 | Florida city whose name ends with two state postal abbreviations |
| 46% | OAK | 3 | Tree whose first two letters are vowels |
| 45% | MEGALOMANIA | 11 | Condition whose first two letters are oddly appropriate |
| 45% | WEBLOG | 6 | Online journal whose first two letters are usually dropped |
| 44% | VERMONT | 7 | State whose last four letters are the first four letters of its capital |
| 44% | WEBLOGS | 7 | Word meaning “online journals” whose first two letters are usually omitted |
| 42% | ARLES | 5 | French city whose last two letters are silent |
| 41% | ILLINI | 6 | College team whose name is its home state minus two letters |
| 41% | ALCOA | 5 | Its first two letters are the chemical symbol for what it produces |
| 41% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital that ends with its state's first two letters |
| 40% | SAT | 3 | High school hurdle whose first two letters, phonetically, sound like one of its former components |
| 39% | IOWA | 4 | State whose postal abbreviation is IA |
| 38% | KOOL | 4 | Brand name whose middle two letters are linked in its logo |
| 38% | STL | 3 | Mo. city whose MLS team will play its first game in 2023 |
| 38% | OPAL | 4 | Birthstone whose first letter is the same as that of its month |
| 37% | UCSB | 4 | Golden State school whose city is also its county |
| 37% | BACH | 4 | Composer whose first two initials are J.S. |
| 36% | YEN | 3 | Its symbol is its first letter with two lines through it |
| 36% | OREIDA | 6 | Food brand whose name is a combination of two state abbreviations |
| 36% | CHARY | 5 | Word that's its own synonym when its first two letters are replaced with "w" |
| 35% | YOU | 3 | Word pronounced the same when its first two letters are removed |
| 35% | HRH | 3 | Regnal abbreviation whose first letter can stand for two different words |
| 35% | PCOS | 4 | Common condition whose first two letters stand for "polycystic" |