| 100% | ONEIDA | 6 | Largest lake entirely in New York state |
| 82% | ONEIDA | 6 | Largest lake entirely within New York State |
| 60% | BUFFALO | 7 | Port in New York State, US, at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 60% | BUFFALO | 7 | US port in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Erie |
| 55% | GREATBEAR | 9 | Largest lake entirely in Canada |
| 53% | THECATSKILLS | 12 | Resort area in New York state |
| 53% | LAKEPLACID | 10 | Ski resort in New York state |
| 52% | LONGISLAND | 10 | Island in New York State (2 wds) |
| 52% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Waterway in New York State (2 wds.) |
| 51% | IROQUOIS | 8 | Native American confederacy originally based in New York State |
| 50% | ERIE | 4 | Canal that runs for over 500 miles in New York State |
| 50% | BUFFALO | 7 | ___ wings, American snack named after a city in New York state |
| 50% | UTICA | 5 | Ancient North African city with a namesake in New York State |
| 49% | ONEIDA | 6 | New York's largest lake |
| 48% | LENNY | 5 | Bruce posthumously pardoned by New York state in 2003 |
| 48% | LADOGA | 6 | Largest lake that's entirely in Europe |
| 48% | DETROITMICHIGAN | 15 | Largest city in the Great Lakes State |
| 48% | ATTICA | 6 | State prison in New York |
| 48% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island, island in New York State that lends its name to a popular cocktail |
| 47% | MICHIGAN | 8 | Largest lake located entirely within the United States |
| 47% | TICONDEROGA | 11 | Resort village in NE New York State on a neck of land between Lakes George and Champlain |
| 47% | WANAKA | 6 | Large lake in New Zealand's Otago region |
| 46% | WINGS | 5 | Buffalo ___, fried chicken dish served with hot sauce, named after a city in New York State |
| 45% | MAINE | 5 | Largest state in New England |
| 45% | ONONDAGA | 8 | — Lake, body of water in central New York State north-west of Syracuse |
| 45% | NEWARK | 6 | US port in New Jersey; largest city in the state |
| 45% | MICHIGAN | 8 | Only Great Lake entirely in the United States |
| 44% | SENECA | 6 | Largest of New York's Finger Lakes |
| 44% | PLACID | 6 | Lake in upstate new york |
| 43% | OSWEGO | 6 | — River, large stream in upstate New York, US, flowing into Lake Ontario |