| 100% | FEWER | 5 | Like Canadian provinces vis-à-vis U.S. states |
| 53% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city that sounds like a U.S. state capital |
| 53% | ANAPOLIS | 8 | Brazilian city name that sounds like a U.S. state capital |
| 51% | OLDEST | 6 | Like St. Augustine vis-à-vis all U.S. cities |
| 48% | ERIE | 4 | Lake that borders four US states and one Canadian province |
| 45% | DRIEST | 6 | Like Nevada among all U.S. states |
| 45% | RARER | 5 | Like golden eagles vis-à-vis bald eagles, in the United States |
| 45% | UTE | 3 | Tribe after whom a western U.S. state is named |
| 44% | HAWAII | 6 | U.S. state that is a volcanic archipelago |
| 44% | OKLA | 4 | U.S. state with a panhandle, for short |
| 44% | EPONYMOUS | 9 | Like George Washington, vis-à-vis 30 counties in the US |
| 44% | OAHU | 4 | Island with a U.S. state capital |
| 44% | AMER | 4 | Like a res. of the U.S. |
| 43% | UTE | 3 | Western people from which a western U.S. state gets its name |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that contains a greeting in the middle |
| 43% | GEORGIA | 7 | U.S. state that shares its name with a country |
| 43% | MOTTO | 5 | Most U.S. states have a Latin one |
| 43% | MAINE | 5 | Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | Only U.S. state without a rectangular flag |
| 43% | WEST | 4 | First word in a U.S. state name |
| 43% | TEJANO | 6 | Music genre named for a U.S. state |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | Only U.S. state with a nonrectangular flag |
| 43% | ENL | 3 | Like a member of the U.S.N. |
| 43% | INSET | 5 | Like Alaska on a U.S. map, often |
| 43% | BRISKER | 7 | Like fall vis a vis summer |
| 43% | QUEBEC | 6 | Canadian province with a French motto |
| 42% | TDBANK | 6 | U.S. financial institution with a Canadian parent company |
| 42% | GOV | 3 | Suffix for a U.S. state's web address |
| 42% | IDAHO | 5 | One of two U.S. states with a panhandle |
| 42% | DES | 3 | Only article in a U.S. state capital name |