| 100% | OED | 3 | Its 2022 Word of the Year was "goblin mode" (Abbr.) |
| 68% | OED | 3 | Its 2019 Word of the Year was "climate emergency" (Abbr.) |
| 59% | OED | 3 | It's 2021 word of the year was "vax" |
| 52% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 13-Across, Oxford's 2022 Word of the Year |
| 52% | OED | 3 | Ref. work whose 2018 Word of the Year is "toxic" |
| 52% | CMA | 3 | Group that named "Buy Dirt" its 2022 Song of the Year: Abbr. |
| 49% | LPGA | 4 | Patti Tavatanakit was its Rookie of the Year for 2021: Abbr. |
| 48% | MOM | 3 | Soccer ___, ADS Word of the Year in 1996 which is a type of suburban parent |
| 47% | GOBLIN | 6 | With 27 Across, Oxford's Word of the Year for 2022, defined as self-indulgent behavior |
| 47% | GOBLINMODE | 10 | Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year in 2022, describing an unapologetically self-indulgent state |
| 46% | THEY | 4 | Its singular form was named Merriam-Webster's 2019 Word of the Year |
| 45% | OKLA | 4 | The redbud is one of its symbols: Abbr. |
| 45% | ETO | 3 | The Rhineland Campaign was part of it: Abbr. |
| 45% | ETO | 3 | The Lorraine Campaign was part of it: Abbr. |
| 45% | TSE | 3 | The Nikkei 225 is one of its indexes: Abbr. |
| 44% | OCD | 3 | Repeating words silently may be a symptom of it: Abbr. |
| 44% | MOTHERMARY | 10 | She’s “speaking words of wisdom” in the lyrics of “Let It Be” |
| 44% | ONE | 3 | Last word of the year |
| 43% | ONE | 3 | Last word of the year, often |
| 42% | VAX | 3 | Oxford Word of the Year for 2021 |
| 42% | ROT | 3 | Brain __: 2024 Oxford Word of the Year |
| 42% | PHRASE | 6 | Occasional Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year, oddly |
| 42% | AUTHENTIC | 9 | Merriam-Webster's 2023 word of the year |
| 42% | ONE | 3 | "Three...two...___..." (last words of the year, often) |
| 42% | OTHELLO | 7 | Source of the words "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; / It is the green-ey'd monster ..." |
| 42% | CENAT | 5 | 2022 Streamer of the Year Kai __ |
| 42% | INBED | 5 | Words that can be added to the end of any fortune cookie, it's said |
| 42% | TONGUE | 6 | A word you can't remember will be on the tip of it |
| 41% | VAPE | 4 | Oxford English Dictionary's 2014 word of the year |
| 41% | JAN | 3 | Start of the year: Abbr. |