| 100% | ABA | 3 | It was replaced by the NBA: Abbr. |
| 56% | EDO | 3 | It was replaced by "Tokyo" |
| 55% | NAFTA | 5 | It was replaced by USMCA in 2020 |
| 54% | FRANC | 5 | Coin being replaced by the euro |
| 54% | KRONE | 5 | Monetary unit being replaced by the euro |
| 54% | NAFTA | 5 | Agreement to be replaced by the USMCA |
| 52% | SHAH | 4 | Iranian ruler who was replaced by the Ayatollah Khomeini |
| 52% | EUROPE | 6 | It was divided by the Iron Curtain |
| 52% | MAINE | 5 | It was created by the Missouri Compromise |
| 52% | WIIU | 4 | Nintendo console that was replaced by the Switch: 2 wds. |
| 52% | LIRA | 4 | Currency from 45-Down that was replaced by the euro |
| 52% | ITSSOSAD | 8 | Phrase that might be replaced by the Crying Face emoji |
| 52% | ONE | 3 | It was retired by the Yankees in 1986 |
| 51% | ROYALWE | 7 | I may be replaced by it |
| 51% | LET | 3 | "___ It Be," song by The Beatles |
| 50% | LTD | 3 | Ford model that was replaced by the Crown Victoria and the Taurus |
| 50% | AFT | 3 | It's followed by the evening: Abbr. |
| 50% | MISSISSIPPIRIVER | 16 | It was known by the Algonquin as the "Father of Waters" |
| 49% | CURSEWORD | 9 | It might be replaced by symbols |
| 48% | LET | 3 | "___ it be" by The Beatles |
| 48% | NAFTA | 5 | Commerce pact to be replaced by USMCA when it's ratified |
| 48% | CURSEWORD | 9 | It may be replaced by a dash |
| 48% | LET | 3 | Hit song by The Beatles, "___ It Be" |
| 48% | PST | 3 | The Oscars are awarded on it: Abbr. |
| 48% | ONT | 3 | The Albany is its longest river: Abbr. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | Its nickname is the Yellowhammer State: Abbr. |
| 47% | KOR | 3 | It's divided by the 38th parallel: Abbr. |
| 47% | AFL | 3 | The Titans were in it: Abbr. |
| 47% | PDA | 3 | Term for a handheld computer that has largely been replaced by "smartphone": Abbr. |
| 46% | EURO | 4 | Its symbol was inspired by the epsilon |