| 100% | MANDARIN | 8 | Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations |
| 63% | MALAWI | 6 | African nation whose name consists of three U.S. state postal abbreviations |
| 61% | MALAWI | 6 | Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations |
| 55% | MALAWI | 6 | African land whose name consists of three state postal abbreviations |
| 46% | WACO | 4 | U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations |
| 45% | ORCA | 4 | Animal whose name consists of the postal codes of two states it passes in its migration |
| 40% | NEW | 3 | Start of four U.S. state names |
| 40% | THYME | 5 | Spice whose name consists of two consecutive pronouns |
| 39% | STEPHENCOLBERT | 14 | Author of a satirical book whose title consists of five U.S. state abbreviations (and is hidden in this puzzle) |
| 38% | CALGARY | 7 | Canadian city whose name consists of two consecutive boys' names |
| 36% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 36% | OREIDA | 6 | Food brand whose name is a combination of two state abbreviations |
| 35% | CITY | 4 | Word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 34% | ARKANSAS | 8 | State whose name is its own abbreviation plus the name of another state |
| 34% | CITY | 4 | Last word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 34% | HILO | 4 | Hawaiian city whose name starts with Hawaii’s postal abbreviation |
| 34% | OMAHA | 5 | Midwest city whose name consists of two interjections |
| 33% | NEW | 3 | Leader of four U.S. states |
| 33% | SOLTI | 5 | Conductor Georg whose name consists of two musical notes |
| 33% | NOYES | 5 | Poet whose name consists of side-by-side opposites |
| 33% | LATIN | 5 | Language of 20 U.S. state mottos |
| 33% | LATIN | 5 | Language of 25 U.S. state mottos |
| 33% | IOWA | 4 | Midwest state whose postal abbreviation is a pair of vowels |
| 33% | ALBANY | 6 | Capital whose name ends in its state's postal code |
| 33% | XTC | 3 | Onetime British band whose name consists of letters suggesting "bliss" |
| 33% | ONE | 3 | Number of single-syllable U.S. state names |
| 32% | UTAH | 4 | Only U.S. state whose capital has a three-word name |
| 32% | CITY | 4 | Last word of four U.S. state capitals |
| 32% | NEW | 3 | Word in four U.S. state names |
| 32% | ONE | 3 | Number of monosyllabic U.S. state names |