| 100% | TEJANO | 6 | Music genre named for a U.S. state |
| 60% | ERA | 3 | Period named for a music genre |
| 60% | ERA | 3 | Time named for a music genre |
| 59% | ERA | 3 | Stretch often named for a music genre |
| 59% | ERA | 3 | Period sometimes named for a music genre |
| 58% | ERA | 3 | Time period often named for a music genre |
| 58% | SKA | 3 | Music genre found at the end of a U.S. state |
| 58% | ERA | 3 | Period that may be named for a music genre |
| 58% | UTE | 3 | Tribe for which a U.S. state was named |
| 58% | UTE | 3 | People for whom a U.S. state is named |
| 57% | ERA | 3 | Time span that may be named for a music genre |
| 57% | TACOMA | 6 | Toyota pickup named for a U.S. city |
| 57% | TEDDY | 5 | Toy bear named for a U.S. president |
| 56% | ARENA | 5 | ___ rock (music genre named for a large performance venue) |
| 56% | MILHOUSE | 8 | "The Simpsons" character named for a U.S. president |
| 55% | GOV | 3 | Suffix for a U.S. state's web address |
| 53% | WEST | 4 | First word in a U.S. state name |
| 52% | TRIBE | 5 | What many a U.S. state is named after |
| 52% | UTE | 3 | People after whom a U.S. state is named |
| 52% | DES | 3 | Only article in a U.S. state capital name |
| 52% | UTE | 3 | Indigenous people after whom a U.S. state is named |
| 52% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal point not in a U.S. state name |
| 51% | OKLA | 4 | U.S. state with a panhandle, for short |
| 51% | OATERS | 6 | Movie genre named for a food staple |
| 51% | HORSEOPERA | 10 | Film genre named for a supporting performer |
| 51% | GILA | 4 | ___ monster (lizard named for a US river) |
| 51% | GILA | 4 | ___ monster (reptile named for a US river) |
| 50% | DES | 3 | French surname starter; only article in a U.S. state capital name |
| 50% | MAINE | 5 | Only U.S. state with a monosyllabic name |
| 50% | RHINO | 5 | Music label named for a pachyderm |