| 100% | MISS | 4 | Lena's state that increased its population by only .3% between the 2010 census and 2019 (abbr.) |
| 33% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 31% | IDA | 3 | State that's only 45 miles wide at the top: Abbr. |
| 31% | IDAHO | 5 | State that's split between the Pacific and Mountain time zones |
| 31% | ILL | 3 | State that's home to the Bears and the Bulls: Abbr. |
| 31% | ILL | 3 | State that's home to the Bulls and the Blackhawks: Abbr. |
| 30% | HEREWITHME | 10 | 2019 hit song by 17-Down featuring Chvrches with the lyrics "You're saying the words that I want you to say / There's a pain in my heart and it won't go away" (3 wds.) |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | State that borders Florida and the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr. |
| 27% | ALASKA | 6 | Only state that is crossed by the Arctic Circle |
| 27% | ONETHINGRIGHT | 13 | 2019 single by Marshmello and Kane Brown that reached #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart (3 wds.) |
| 27% | ROCKET | 6 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Astronaut's fuel-powered vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 27% | SPACE | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! ___ shuttle, NASA's flying vehicle that is launched up into the air |
| 27% | ARROW | 5 | 3, 2, 1... And off it goes! Archer's pointed weapon from a bow that is launched into the air |
| 27% | INDIANA | 7 | State that's between Ohio and Illinois |
| 27% | UTAH | 4 | State that's between Nevada and Colorado |
| 27% | IDAHO | 5 | State that's between Montana and Washington |
| 27% | TENNESSEE | 9 | State that includes among its official symbols both the lightning bug and the Barrett M82/M107 |
| 26% | IDA | 3 | State that's famous for its potatoes: Abbr. |
| 26% | PIERRE | 6 | Only state capital that shares no letters with the name of its state |
| 26% | IDA | 3 | State that's east of Washington and Oregon: Abbr. |
| 26% | ORE | 3 | State that's north of California and Nevada: Abbr. |
| 26% | IDA | 3 | State that's north of Nevada and Utah: Abbr. |
| 26% | IDA | 3 | State that's east of Oregon and Washington: Abbr. |
| 26% | ALA | 3 | State that's home to the Talladega Superspeedway: Abbr. |
| 26% | OHIO | 4 | State that's home to the Reds and Browns |
| 26% | TESLA | 5 | Car company that makes the Model S, Model X, and Model 3 |
| 26% | TEX | 3 | State that's home to the MLB's Astros: Abbr. |
| 26% | IOWA | 4 | State that's the largest producer of pork and corn |
| 25% | IOWA | 4 | Besides Ohio and Utah, the only state with four letters in its name |
| 25% | GULF | 4 | — War, 1991 conflict between coalition forces led by the United States and Iraq |