| 100% | THEPOPLARVOTE | 13 | Deciding factor in the choice for the leader of the tree world, maybe? |
| 39% | ACACIA | 6 | Tree cited in Exodus as the material used for the Ark of the Covenant |
| 38% | NELSONMDELA | 11 | World leader born in the village of Mvezo |
| 37% | JASON | 5 | Leader of the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece in Greek mythology |
| 36% | ASPEN | 5 | Colorado ski city named for the abundance of a certain tree in the area |
| 36% | PEAR | 4 | Kind of tree for the partridge in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" |
| 36% | MLK | 3 | Reform leader memorialized in the Stone of Hope, for short |
| 36% | ETS | 3 | Invaders in H. G. Wells’s “The War of the Worlds,” for short |
| 35% | SAW | 3 | Choice of tool for cutting a log in half, maybe |
| 35% | ASTEROID | 8 | It causes the end of the world in "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" |
| 35% | BRADLEY | 7 | World War II general Omar ___, leader of US ground forces in the D-Day invasion |
| 35% | ELECT | 5 | Make into the leader of the free world, say |
| 35% | ACKEE | 5 | Tree of the soapberry family native to West Africa cultivated in the Caribbean for its fruit |
| 35% | YWCA | 4 | Org. that once used the slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World" |
| 34% | EMPEROR | 7 | Title for the leader of Japan |
| 34% | RAHN | 4 | Helmut —, scorer of two goals for West Germany in the 1954 FIFA World Cup Final |
| 34% | IDIOTS | 6 | Affectionate term used by both players and fans for the members of the Red Sox in the 2004 World Series playoff push (with "The") |
| 34% | COSMO | 5 | Carrie Bradshaw's choice of cocktail in "Sex and the City," for short |
| 34% | KELLYCLARKSON | 13 | "Since U Been Gone" singer who voices Delta Dawn, leader of the Country Trolls, in "Trolls World Tour": 2 wds. |
| 34% | YWCA | 4 | Org. that once used the slogan "In Service for the Girls of the World," for short |
| 34% | COALCAR | 7 | Fuel-toting trailer for Gordon, Emily, or James, in the world of Thomas the Tank Engine |
| 34% | LEI | 3 | The record for the world's longest one of these, at 5,336 feet, was set in Honolulu at Kapiolani Park in 2008 |
| 34% | MENTAL | 6 | Type of calculation Tomohiro Iseda won the world cup for in 2018 |
| 34% | DEAFENS | 7 | Leaves one shouting for the rest of the day, maybe |
| 33% | RAFAEL | 6 | ___ Nadal, tennis player who won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year in 2011 |
| 33% | JASON | 5 | Leader of the Argonauts, in myth |
| 33% | MEGATRON | 8 | Leader of the Decepticons in Transformers |
| 33% | HECATE | 6 | Leader of the witches in Macbeth |
| 33% | MEGATRON | 8 | Leader of the Decepticons, in “Transformers” |
| 33% | KENYA | 5 | Country of Eliud Kipchoge who holds the world record for men in Marathon |