| 100% | BRIC | 4 | Economic acronym coined in 2001 that was later expanded to include an “S” for South Africa |
| 33% | BORG | 4 | Drink that's said to be an acronym for "blackout rage gallon" |
| 32% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 31% | SALTY | 5 | Making a comeback is this "sodium-rich" slangy term for an annoyed person that originated in the late 1930's |
| 30% | SKA | 3 | Ongoing radio telescope project being built in Australia and South Africa, that's planned to start generating data in the late 2020s (abbr.) |
| 28% | ICY | 3 | "___ Sparks" (Gwyn Hyman Rubio novel that was an Oprah's Book Club selection in 2001) |
| 28% | FOMO | 4 | Acronym that's slang for an anxiety of being left out of events |
| 27% | DREAMON | 7 | 1973 power ballad by Aerosmith that was also included in the soundtrack for "Last Action Hero": 2 wds. |
| 27% | NSFW | 4 | Modern day acronym for material that is not appropriate to be viewed in public |
| 27% | OBEY | 4 | Verb that's not included in marriage vows as often as it used to be |
| 26% | WEST | 4 | Word after "South" for an airline that is the third-largest in the world and can take you to your travel destination |
| 26% | TEXAS | 5 | State that was an independent country for a decade beginning in 1836 |
| 26% | LIBERTYBELL | 11 | Philadelphia tourist attraction that was rung for the last time in 1846 |
| 26% | LEDGE | 5 | S___hammers were used to hammer in spikes for railroads |
| 26% | DOH | 3 | "The Simpsons" exclamation that was added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 |
| 26% | PAN | 3 | Cake ___, metal or ceramic container that is safe for use in an oven |
| 26% | ATOM | 4 | Length of time that was compared to the "twinkling of an eye" in the Greek text of Paul's 1 Corinthians 15:52 |
| 26% | MACGUFFIN | 9 | Term for an item that is essential to a film's plot |
| 26% | LOCK | 4 | Item in an escape room that needs to be opened |
| 26% | WISHING | 7 | Type of well that coins are thrown in for luck |
| 25% | WHENIFALLINLOVE | 15 | 1952 Doris Day hit that was an even bigger hit for the Lettermen in 1961 |
| 25% | OBITS | 5 | Horror short story by Stephen King that was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2016 |
| 25% | FARTHING | 8 | British bronze coin that ceased to be legal tender in 1961 |
| 25% | UTOPIA | 6 | Word coined by Thomas More in an eponymous book that's now also the word for a perfect imaginary society |
| 25% | PLY | 3 | Tissue paper layer that was reduced to half by Dwight in an episode of "The Office" |
| 25% | HUGE | 4 | Adjective similar to "large" that would be an apt descriptor for Shrek |
| 25% | IKEA | 4 | Furniture store that was the first company to show a gay couple in an American TV commercial |
| 25% | SUN | 3 | ___ Country, airline that is an operator for Amazon Air and can take you to your travel destination |
| 25% | OLE | 3 | Her s___ purpose in life was to provide for herself and her family |
| 24% | NIM | 3 | ___ Chimpsky, the chimp that was studied in the '70s at Columbia for his ability to speak in ASL |