| 100% | JAZZ | 4 | Musical genre that was named the Word of the Twentieth Century by the American Dialect Society |
| 46% | BECAUSE | 7 | Conjunction that was the American Dialect Society’s 2013 Word of the Year |
| 40% | TWEET | 5 | The first was in July 2006, but it was the American Dialect Society's word of the year in 2009 |
| 37% | APP | 3 | The American Dialect Society voted it the 2010 Word of the Year |
| 36% | THEY | 4 | American Dialect Society's word of the year for 2015 |
| 36% | NOH | 3 | Form of classical dance drama whose name comes from the word for "skill", that's been continuously performed in Japan since the 14th century |
| 35% | APE | 3 | Word that means to imitate someone and is also the name of a primate |
| 35% | MORPH | 5 | American Dialect Society's Word of the Year in 1994 which means "to change form" |
| 34% | ZAHARIAS | 8 | Babe Didrikson ___, athlete named the 10th Greatest North American Athlete of the 20th Century by ESPN |
| 34% | PELE | 4 | He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. |
| 34% | ALBUM | 5 | Collection of songs by the band Paradise Lost that is named "Gothic" |
| 33% | REVUE | 5 | Type of musical comedy show that was popular in the early 20th century |
| 33% | TEL | 3 | Part of the name of an Israeli city that is followed by Aviv |
| 33% | SWEETBITTER | 11 | American drama TV series starring Ella Purnell which is based on a novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler |
| 33% | ZAIRE | 5 | Country name that replaced (and was later replaced by) Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 33% | SAGAN | 5 | Namesake of a medal awarded by the American Astronomical Society |
| 33% | BOER | 4 | Dutch word for farmer that was applied to European settlers of South Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries |
| 33% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 33% | MANOWAR | 7 | 1920 Preakness and Belmont Stakes winner named by ESPN as the greatest American racehorse of the 20th century: 3 wds. |
| 32% | PNC | 3 | American financial services provider, that is the fifth-largest bank in the U.S., by number of branches |
| 32% | SASHA | 5 | ___ Banks, American professional wrestler who was named Wrestler of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2020 |
| 32% | KRIS | 4 | (3/3) ___ Kringle is another name he goes by that comes from the German word Christkindl |
| 32% | THEALIENIST | 11 | American period drama TV series starring Dakota Fanning which is based on a novel of the same name by Caleb Carr: 2 wds. |
| 32% | LIKEAPRAYER | 11 | 1989 pop rock song by Madonna that is a part of her fourth studio album of the same name: 3 wds. |
| 32% | SOO | 3 | Name of the locks that are crossed by the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge between the USA and Canada |
| 32% | SHINING | 7 | "The ___ Girls," 2013 novel by Lauren Beukes that was adapted into 2022 TV series of the same name |
| 32% | ACT | 3 | "Sister ___," 1992 film starring Whoopi Goldberg that was adapted into a stage musical of the same name |
| 32% | DEAL | 4 | Word that appears twice in the name of a game show hosted by Howie Mandel |
| 32% | SOPHIESCHOICE | 13 | American drama film of 1982 starring Meryl Streep which is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by William Styron: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GOOD | 4 | "The ___ Fight," 2017 American legal TV series featuring Matthew Perry which is about a financial scam that wipes out the fortunes of a lawyer played by Christine Baranski |