| 100% | INVASION | 8 | Encroachment onto territory for conquest |
| 37% | DUCHIES | 7 | Territories for English nobility |
| 35% | SPANISHMAIN | 11 | Ripe territory for pirates, once |
| 34% | GAUL | 4 | Conquest for Caesar |
| 33% | UNKNOWN | 7 | "This is ___ territory for me" (something new) |
| 32% | STRINGS | 7 | For holding onto when flying kites |
| 31% | SCRAMBLE | 8 | __ for Africa, nickname for imperialist conquests |
| 30% | CEDE | 4 | To give up possession of something, with territory for example |
| 30% | HANDRAIL | 8 | For grabbing onto when walking up/down stairs |
| 29% | APP | 3 | Program downloaded onto an iPhone, for example |
| 29% | POURING | 7 | Acrylic paint for tipping onto a canvas |
| 29% | GIBRALTAR | 9 | British territory known for its iconic rock |
| 29% | HONGKONG | 8 | Former British territory leased for 99 years |
| 29% | YUKON | 5 | GMC SUV named for a Canadian territory |
| 28% | FOUL | 4 | Penalty like false start or encroachment, for one |
| 28% | DATESTAMP | 9 | Rubber block for inking the day onto documents |
| 28% | DAK | 3 | U.S. territory divided in 1889, for short |
| 28% | YUKON | 5 | General Motors SUV named for a Canadian territory |
| 28% | MAILORDER | 9 | Business for The Territory Ahead or Title Nine |
| 28% | MONOGRAMS | 9 | Initials sewn onto clothing, for example |
| 28% | TAT | 3 | Design inked onto skin, for short |
| 27% | TATS | 4 | Drawings that are etched onto the skin, for short |
| 27% | SPILLAGE | 8 | A discharge or leak, onto a floor, for example |
| 26% | STUNT | 5 | Tom Cruise hanging onto an airplane during takeoff, for example |
| 26% | NET | 3 | Cargo ___ (mesh item used for loading things onto a ship) |
| 26% | STRAPS | 6 | Strips of cloth on a bag for holding onto it |
| 26% | JEFFERSON | 9 | President who bought the Louisiana Territory and arranged for its exploration |
| 25% | BUTTON | 6 | Shirt fastener with "holes" that are used for stitching it onto fabrics |
| 25% | BELLYRUB | 8 | What a puppy might ask for by rolling over onto its back |
| 23% | LANDIS | 6 | NASA scientist Geoffrey who won a Hugo for his short story "Falling Onto Mars" |