| 100% | MEMESTOCK | 9 | Market offering that surges because of social-media buzz (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 51% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Scene that precedes a title sequence (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 51% | BEASTMODE | 9 | Animalistic persona that one might adopt when competing (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 46% | CAPE | 4 | Vigorously defend, with “for” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 46% | RIZZ | 4 | Romantic appeal or flirting skill (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 46% | MEMESTOCK | 9 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to a product that suddenly becomes popular because of a viral social media campaign (2 wds.) |
| 45% | CRATEDIG | 8 | Shop for rare recordings in secondhand stores (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 45% | SMISHING | 8 | Tricking people into disclosing confidential information via text (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 45% | CROMULENT | 9 | Synonym for “acceptable” first used on “The Simpsons” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 45% | METAVERSE | 9 | Virtual environment that accommodates multiple realities (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 44% | EDGELORD | 8 | Person who delights in trolling or making deliberately provocative comments (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 44% | QUIETQUIT | 9 | Do as little work at one’s job as possible (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 39% | SECONDGENTLEMAN | 15 | Husband of a Vice-President (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 39% | TERRAFORM | 9 | Make inhabitable, as a planet (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 39% | REACTIONGIF | 11 | Animated image texted as a reply (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 38% | SILVERFOX | 9 | Attractive older man who’s gone gray (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 38% | MUDSEASON | 9 | Time of year when dirt roads become undrivable (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 38% | VIDEODOORBELL | 13 | Small security camera at a house’s entrance (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 38% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 38% | GREENWASH | 9 | Mask environmentally harmful practices with misleading P.R. (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 38% | GIGWORKER | 9 | Person who takes temporary jobs in the service sector (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 37% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | The practice of selling less product for the same price (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 32% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | Term added to Merriam-Webster in 2023 that refers to the practice of reducing a product's size while continuing to offer it at the same price |
| 32% | GIGECONOMY | 10 | Industry sector for “Taskers” and “Turkers” (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 32% | FORCEQUIT | 9 | Shut down a stalled app (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2018) |
| 31% | SOLOPRENEUR | 11 | Owner of a single-person business (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 31% | FREEPR | 6 | The power of social media from a marketing standpoint, informally |
| 28% | MIT | 3 | New England school that graduates a lot of computer science and engineering majors: Abbr. |
| 27% | ROCKSTAR | 8 | 2023 collection of new songs, collaborations, and covers that is 40-Across's 49th studio album |
| 26% | DUMPSTERFIRE | 12 | Horribly mismanaged situation (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2018) |