| 100% | LIU | 3 | Fourth-most-common surname in China (after Wang, Li and Zhang) |
| 59% | CHOI | 4 | Fourth-most common surname in Korea (after Kim, Lee and Park) |
| 57% | ZHANG | 5 | Third-most common Chinese surname, after Wang and Li |
| 54% | WANG | 4 | Most common surname in mainland China (90+ million people) |
| 52% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. (ahead of Johnson and Williams) |
| 46% | SILVA | 5 | Most common surname in Brazil |
| 46% | KIM | 3 | Most common surname in Korea |
| 45% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the U.S. |
| 42% | SMITH | 5 | Most common surname in the United States, according to the 2010 census |
| 41% | LEE | 3 | Most common Korean surname after Kim |
| 39% | ORE | 3 | Common in before, adore and more |
| 37% | AREA | 4 | The United States ranks fourth in the world in this, after Russia, Canada and China |
| 37% | WASA | 4 | Third and fourth word in many limericks |
| 36% | CHOI | 4 | Fifth-most-common Korean surname, after Kim, Lee, Park and Jung |
| 36% | LIU | 3 | Fourth-most-common family name in China |
| 35% | JONES | 5 | Fifth-most-common U.S. surname, after Smith, Johnson, Williams and Brown |
| 34% | INDIA | 5 | Third-largest country in Asia, after Russia and China |
| 34% | TAKINGTHEPLUNGE | 15 | Acting after much hesitation, and a hint to four answers in this puzzle |
| 33% | LEE | 3 | Second-most common Korean surname, after Kim |
| 33% | KIM | 3 | Most common Korean surname |
| 33% | SMITH | 5 | Most common us surname |
| 33% | THE | 3 | Most common in English |
| 32% | TRAN | 4 | Second-most common family name in Vietnam, after Nguyen |
| 32% | SMITH | 5 | Most common U.S. surname |
| 32% | KIM | 3 | Most common Korean surname (22%) |
| 32% | KIM | 3 | Most common South Korean surname |
| 32% | THE | 3 | Most common word in English |
| 32% | ANE | 3 | Most common draw in Scrabble |
| 32% | AND | 3 | Most common conjunction in English |
| 32% | MODE | 4 | Most common value, in statistics |