| 100% | SKUNK | 5 | Florida ___ Ape, mysterious semi-human cryptid said to dwell in the swamps of southeastern US states |
| 34% | NESS | 4 | Loch ___ Monster, large mysterious cryptid said to inhabit the depths of a lake in the Scottish Highlands |
| 32% | SUWANNEE | 8 | US river rising in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-Florida border that flows to the Gulf of Mexico |
| 32% | SUWANNEE | 8 | US river rising in the Okefenokee Swamp on the Georgia-Florida border which flows to the Gulf of Mexico |
| 30% | DAKOTA | 6 | Word in the names of two US states |
| 30% | MINNESOTA | 9 | US state home to the "Mall of America" |
| 29% | TULSA | 5 | City in the US state of Oklahoma |
| 29% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 29% | PORTLAND | 8 | Biggest city in the US state of Maine |
| 29% | ILIAMNA | 7 | — Lake, largest in the US state of Alaska |
| 29% | BEAUTY | 6 | It's said to be in the eye of the beholder |
| 29% | CHICAGO | 7 | Most populated city in the US state of Illinois |
| 28% | TWOCENTS | 8 | In the US, what one's opinion is said to be worth |
| 28% | CITY | 4 | Word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 28% | OHIO | 4 | State said to be "high in the middle" |
| 28% | TAHOE | 5 | Western lake said to be the home of the cryptid Tessie |
| 28% | RAINIER | 7 | Mount —, volcano and highest mountain in the state of Washington, US |
| 28% | AMORE | 5 | "We the people of the United States, in order to form ___ perfect union ...": 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALASKA | 6 | US State home to Denali mountain peak- coldest place in the US in 2003 |
| 28% | ERR | 3 | Fail to answer in the form of a question on “Jeopardy!,” say |
| 28% | OREGON | 6 | State revealed to be home of The Simpsons in 2012 |
| 27% | HORATIO | 7 | To whom it is said "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" |
| 27% | CITY | 4 | Last word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 27% | SEVENTH | 7 | Like Maryland, in order of states admitted to the Union |
| 27% | BREWER | 6 | Margaret, first woman in the US Marine Corps to reach the rank of general (1978) |
| 27% | MASS | 4 | Boston is the Capital of this US State in the northeastern U.S. |
| 27% | BUFFALO | 7 | US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 27% | DEANRUSK | 8 | U.S. secretary of state tied for the second-longest time in office |
| 27% | CLARKSVILLE | 11 | City in Tennessee, US, home to the Austin Peay State University |
| 26% | LIVEAMONG | 9 | Dwell in the company of |