| 100% | LAUER | 5 | Former "Today" cohost Matt who was replaced by Hoda Kotb |
| 42% | PETE | 4 | Best who was replaced by Ringo |
| 41% | LENO | 4 | Late-night host who was replaced by Fallon |
| 40% | SHAH | 4 | Iranian ruler who was replaced by the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| 40% | KLUM | 4 | Heidi who was replaced by Karlie Kloss on "Project Runway" |
| 38% | PETERGABRIEL | 12 | Lead singer of Genesis who was replaced by Phil Collins in 1975: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DAVIDLEEROTH | 12 | Lead singer of Van Halen who was replaced by Sammy Hagar in 1985: 3 wds. |
| 37% | OZZYOSBOURNE | 12 | Lead singer of Black Sabbath who was replaced by Ronnie James Dio in 1979: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LAUER | 5 | Matt who cohosts "Today" |
| 33% | GEAR | 4 | "Top ___" (BBC series that's been cohosted by Matt LeBlanc) |
| 32% | GIVEWAYTO | 9 | Be replaced by: 3 wds. |
| 32% | PHYLLISGEORGE | 13 | Former Miss America who cohosted "The NFL Today" in the 1970s and 1980s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | EDO | 3 | It was replaced by "Tokyo" |
| 31% | DEPOSEDMODEL | 12 | Cover girl who was replaced? |
| 30% | ROYALWE | 7 | I may be replaced by it |
| 30% | FRANC | 5 | Coin being replaced by the euro |
| 30% | LAWNS | 5 | They might be replaced by xeriscaping |
| 30% | CURSEWORD | 9 | It might be replaced by symbols |
| 30% | MARSBARS | 8 | They were replaced by Snickers Almonds |
| 30% | ABA | 3 | It was replaced by the NBA: Abbr. |
| 30% | TELEX | 5 | Communication method that was replaced by fax |
| 30% | NAFTA | 5 | It was replaced by USMCA in 2020 |
| 30% | KRONE | 5 | Monetary unit being replaced by the euro |
| 30% | CURSEWORD | 9 | It may be replaced by a dash |
| 30% | CPA | 3 | Pro that may be replaced by TurboTax |
| 30% | RENEWABLE | 9 | Capable of being replaced by new growth |
| 30% | PAPERCHECK | 10 | *Payment method being replaced by mobile banking |
| 30% | NAFTA | 5 | Agreement to be replaced by the USMCA |
| 30% | IMDEAD | 6 | “LMAO” equivalent that might be replaced by “💀” |
| 30% | DAMON | 5 | Matt who was nominated for an Oscar for "The Martian" |