| 100% | EARGASM | 7 | Feeling of auditory bliss, in a modern coinage |
| 50% | BFF | 3 | Close buddy, in a modern coinage |
| 44% | THIRST | 6 | Feeling of a person stranded in the desert |
| 43% | KNEE | 4 | Body part touched to the ground in a modern form of protest |
| 42% | EFILE | 5 | Engage in a taxing activity of the modern age? |
| 42% | IMS | 3 | Modern communications of a sort, in brief |
| 42% | THEICK | 6 | Sudden feeling of disgust toward a romantic partner, in slang |
| 42% | IPAD | 4 | Modern checkout device in lieu of a cashier |
| 41% | ONO | 3 | Artist/musician Yoko featured in a 2015 Museum of Modern Art retrospective |
| 40% | SHOCKWAVE | 9 | A spreading feeling of upset in the public |
| 40% | WOAH | 4 | Exclamation of shock, spelled in a modern way |
| 40% | STANS | 5 | Is a huge fan of, in modern slang |
| 40% | PIT | 3 | Have a bad feeling in the ___ of your stomach |
| 40% | ULCER | 5 | Cause of a bad feeling in one’s gut? |
| 39% | PIT | 3 | "I have a bad feeling in the ___ of my stomach" |
| 39% | JOUISSANCE | 10 | Feeling of enjoyment that “begins with a tickle” and “ends in a blaze of petrol,” per Jacques Lacan |
| 38% | MAKEBANK | 8 | Earn a load of money, in modern lingo |
| 37% | TRYHARDS | 8 | Those who put a lot of effort into social climbing, in modern lingo |
| 37% | FREECYCLES | 10 | Gives away to a better home, in a modern coinage |
| 37% | SWIPEADEBITCARD | 15 | Pay, in a modern way |
| 37% | WOKE | 4 | Aware, in a modern way |
| 37% | URLS | 4 | Info in a modern bibliography |
| 37% | OUTSIDERARTISTS | 15 | Self-taught creators, in modern lingo, and a hint to each set of circles |
| 37% | IGO | 3 | Historian Sarah who wrote “The Known Citizen: A History of Privacy in Modern America” |
| 37% | TRUTHER | 7 | One believing conspiracy theories, per a modern coinage |
| 37% | RIZZ | 4 | "Style, charm or attractiveness," per a modern coinage |
| 36% | EUPHORIA | 8 | Feeling of extreme bliss |
| 36% | SNIT | 4 | In a __; feeling resentful |
| 36% | AMID | 4 | In a group of |
| 36% | AMIDST | 6 | In a crowd of |