| 100% | DUMPSTRUCK | 10 | Headline about lightning hitting a landfill? |
| 44% | HEATHENSHEATHENS | 16 | Headline about a pagan rotisserie shop? |
| 44% | MALINGERS | 9 | Headline about a mother hanging around? |
| 44% | PICKLEBARESALL | 14 | Headline about a streaking cucumber? (war) |
| 43% | DUMPFOUND | 9 | Headline about a newly discovered refuse site? |
| 43% | HUMANITARIANREPAID | 18 | Headline about a philanthropist's settled loan? |
| 43% | MARCHPLANNEDFORAUGUST | 21 | Ambiguous headline about a protest? |
| 42% | HOTELSUITES | 11 | Headline about Hilton's claim against a guest? |
| 42% | PARENTING | 9 | Headline about a father moving into an apartment? |
| 42% | UPTHECHIMNEYHEROES | 18 | Headline about firemen who rescued a stuck Santa? |
| 42% | COPSHELPDOGBITEVICTIM | 21 | Ambiguous headline about a police action |
| 42% | MANGETSYEARINVIOLINCASE | 23 | Ambiguous headline about a stolen Stradivarius? |
| 42% | CITYSHOMELESSCUTINHALF | 22 | Ambiguous headline about a vagrancy statistic? |
| 42% | VOTERFRAMED | 11 | Headline about a falsely incriminated person casting a ballot? |
| 41% | FEDSDISCOVERCRACKINLA | 21 | Ambiguous headline about a California drug bust? |
| 40% | ZAP | 3 | Hit with a lightning bolt, say |
| 40% | NERVE | 5 | "You really hit a ___!" ("I'm sensitive about that") |
| 40% | SQUIDGAME | 9 | Hit Korean show about a killer competition |
| 39% | COURTTOTRYBEATINGVICTIM | 23 | Ambiguous headline about a man charged with killing his attacker? |
| 39% | EASYACES | 8 | Hit radio comedy about a bridge-playing couple |
| 39% | SANTABABY | 9 | Eartha Kitt hit, a song about Father Christmas |
| 39% | MEGAN | 5 | Hit 2023 horror film about a sentient doll |
| 39% | MACHOMAN | 8 | Village People hit about a brute |
| 39% | EASY | 4 | 1977 Commodores hit about a breakup |
| 38% | EGO | 3 | 2009 Beyoncé hit about a vain guy |
| 38% | MACHOMAN | 8 | Village People hit about a masculine male |
| 38% | HOUNDDOG | 8 | Elvis hit about a no-good man |
| 38% | MRWENDAL | 8 | Arrested Development hit about a homeless man |
| 38% | NOSURPRISE | 10 | Daughtry hit about a long-anticipated breakup |
| 38% | BANDOFGOLD | 10 | *Classic Motown hit about a wedding ring |