| 100% | CICADAS | 7 | Creators of much buzz in the spring of 2021 |
| 55% | UCLA | 4 | Most applied-to U.S. sch. in the fall of 2021 |
| 48% | ASL | 3 | Form of much of the dialogue of 2021's "CODA," in brief |
| 46% | ASL | 3 | Communication method in much of the 2021 film "CODA," for short |
| 46% | ARIEL | 5 | Creator of the tempest in "The Tempest" |
| 45% | ABED | 4 | Like most people in the middle of the night |
| 45% | BRAHMA | 6 | The creator of the universe in Hinduism |
| 44% | PREY | 4 | Most every animal in the circle of life |
| 44% | WRIEST | 6 | Most in the style of comedian Steven Wright |
| 44% | BRACKETOLOGY | 12 | Field full of seeds in the spring |
| 44% | GROPIUS | 7 | Walter __, creator of the Bauhaus in Weimar |
| 43% | DAMPEST | 7 | Most in need of some time in the sun, maybe |
| 43% | EPA | 3 | Org. created in the wake of "Silent Spring" |
| 43% | IUM | 3 | Suffix in the names of most chemical elements |
| 43% | LEAR | 4 | Creator of "All in the Family" |
| 43% | RIOTER | 6 | Creator of mayhem in the streets |
| 43% | FAVORITE | 8 | The thing you most prefer in a group of like items |
| 43% | ICERUN | 6 | Rapid breakup of a frozen stream in the spring |
| 43% | SAMEOLD | 7 | When repeated, not much in the way of news |
| 43% | DIABETES | 8 | Chronic condition of too much sugar in the blood |
| 43% | PINK | 4 | The hue of cherry blossoms in spring |
| 42% | DIOR | 4 | Creator of the "New Look" in fashion |
| 42% | HUNGRIEST | 9 | The most desperately in need of food |
| 42% | NORWAY | 6 | Country that's won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics |
| 42% | BROODX | 6 | Massive group of cicadas that emerged in spring of 2021 |
| 42% | KAZOOS | 6 | Ones creating a lot of buzz in the music industry? |
| 42% | PALER | 5 | Even more in need of some time in the sun |
| 42% | RAYA | 4 | Girl in the title of a 2021 Disney animated movie |
| 42% | DUTCHELM | 8 | Disease of trees, most obvious in the 60s and 70s |
| 42% | LIAM | 4 | Most popular boys’ name of 2022, in the U.S. |