| 100% | TAPPER | 6 | Jake, host of The Lead and State of the Union |
| 49% | UTAH | 4 | State of the union |
| 48% | CNN | 3 | "State of the Union with Jake Tapper" news channel |
| 48% | ADDRESS | 7 | State of the Union, e.g. |
| 48% | RESPONSE | 8 | State of the Union address rebuttal |
| 48% | PREZ | 4 | State of the Union deliverer, briefly |
| 47% | SPEECH | 6 | The State of the Union, for one |
| 47% | CANADIANS | 9 | Hosts of the 1988 and 2010 Winter Olympics |
| 46% | OBAMA | 5 | February State of the Union speechmaker |
| 46% | CASCARA | 7 | Tree native to the provinces and states of the pacific coast |
| 46% | MEX | 3 | Host of the 1970 and 1986 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 46% | ELLEN | 5 | Host of the 2007 and 2014 Academy Awards, familiarly |
| 45% | SENATE | 6 | Group at the State of the Union address |
| 45% | OHIO | 4 | State of the Reds and Browns |
| 45% | DEGENERES | 9 | Host of the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys |
| 44% | AXISOFEVIL | 10 | Geopolitical term introduced in the 2002 State of the Union |
| 44% | EURO | 4 | Official currency of nineteen member states of the European Union |
| 44% | AXISOFEVIL | 10 | Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address |
| 44% | GENE | 4 | ___ Hackman, winner of two Oscars and "Enemy of the State" star |
| 44% | NORTHCAROLINA | 13 | Host state of the 2017 PGA Championship (2 wds.) |
| 44% | ENG | 3 | Host and winner of the 1966 World Cup: Abbr. |
| 44% | URUGUAY | 7 | Host and winner of the first FIFA World Cup |
| 44% | INDIANA | 7 | State of the "Parks and Recreation" fictional town Pawnee |
| 43% | LEACH | 5 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host |
| 43% | ROBINLEACH | 10 | “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” host |
| 43% | MONARCH | 7 | Absolute authority and ruler of the state |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | Home state of the Reds and the Browns |
| 43% | IOWA | 4 | Home state of the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones |
| 43% | ASA | 3 | ___ Philip Randolph, civil rights activist and founder of the first AFL-chartered African American-led labor union |
| 43% | LEACH | 5 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" host Robin |