| 100% | LAKETAHOE | 9 | It straddles the border of two western states |
| 50% | PERU | 4 | It borders the state of Amazonas |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | One of the two states bordering Florida: Abbr. |
| 46% | OHIO | 4 | State on the western border of Pennsylvania |
| 45% | TOPEKA | 6 | Capital whose last two letters are the first two letters of its state |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | River forming the borders of parts of five states |
| 42% | DAKOTA | 6 | Word in the names of two US states |
| 41% | ROME | 4 | Capital of two states, it's said |
| 41% | KENNESSEE | 9 | Area at the border of the Bluegrass State and the Volunteer State |
| 41% | ARKLAHOMA | 9 | Area at the border of the Natural State and the Sooner State |
| 40% | MUTUAL | 6 | It's between the two of us |
| 40% | MATH | 4 | It comprises two sections of the SAT |
| 40% | NEOCOSMIC | 9 | Of the universe in its present state |
| 39% | TENN | 4 | The Mississippi R. makes up its western border |
| 39% | SOUTH | 5 | Word that starts the names of two states |
| 39% | ODER | 4 | It forms part of the Polish/German border |
| 39% | ARG | 3 | The Iguazu Riv. forms part of its border |
| 39% | SAGUARO | 7 | Its blossom is the state flower of Arizona |
| 39% | WVA | 3 | One of two states formed during the U.S. Civil War |
| 39% | GENE | 4 | ___ Hackman, winner of two Oscars and "Enemy of the State" star |
| 39% | IMEMINE | 7 | One of two Harrison compositions on the Beatles' "Let It Be" |
| 39% | SAGEBRUSH | 9 | Western plant that's the state flower of Nevada |
| 39% | PERU | 4 | The Putumayo River forms part of its northern border |
| 39% | IOWA | 4 | The Big Sioux River forms part of its border |
| 39% | ROCKYMOUNTAINBIGHORN | 20 | Wild sheep of the western United States |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Number of states that border the Mississippi |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | One of the eight states bordering Tenn. |
| 39% | AORB | 4 | "Which of the two will it be?" |
| 38% | ETAT | 4 | State north of the border |