| 100% | TREO | 4 | Name of the dog that received the Dickin Medal in 2010 for work in uncovering IEDs in Afghanistan |
| 33% | TYKE | 4 | The third WWII homing pigeon (along with White Vision and Winkie) that received the Dickin Medal for gallantry on December 2, 1943 |
| 33% | SMITHERS | 8 | The name of the butler who works for the Lodge family in "Archie" comics |
| 30% | ALI | 3 | Name of the storm that generated 102 mph winds in Scotland in September 2018 |
| 30% | BOULDER | 7 | & 6D City in Nevada, US, originally built for those working on the construction of the Hoover Dam |
| 30% | LIKEAVIRGIN | 11 | 1984 #1 song for Madonna that is discussed in the opening scene of "Reservoir Dogs": 3 wds. |
| 29% | LAIKA | 5 | Name of the first dog in space |
| 29% | PATH | 4 | Bright ___ Strong (organization that successfully lobbied for the full reinstatement of Jim Thorpe’s Olympic medals, in July, 2022) |
| 29% | ALTHO | 5 | In spite of the fact that, for short |
| 29% | FOUR | 4 | Number of #1 hits that Rihanna had in 2010 (the record for a female artist) |
| 29% | ASTRO | 5 | The name of the Jetsons' dog in the titular cartoon series |
| 29% | ACDC | 4 | Winner of the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2010 |
| 29% | CLIFFORD | 8 | Name of the Big Red Dog in Paramount film |
| 28% | DUNKIRK | 7 | English name for the port in Nord, France, that saw a mass evacuation of troops in 1940 |
| 28% | DORIS | 5 | Name of a weather bomb that hit the UK in 2017 |
| 28% | DIDNT | 5 | "___ We Almost Have It All," number-one hit by Whitney Houston that received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year in 1988 |
| 28% | PAW | 3 | Part of a dog that's in the Iams logo |
| 28% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |
| 28% | GSPOT | 5 | Part of the anatomy that's named for Ernst Gräfenberg |
| 28% | UCLA | 4 | West Coast school that received the most applications of any US school in 2017: Abbr. |
| 28% | 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 |
| 28% | ALE | 3 | Name of the Squirrelfish on "FishCenter Live" that sadly passed away in 2018 |
| 27% | PEARL | 5 | Singer Bailey who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in '88 |
| 27% | AILEY | 5 | Choreographer who posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014 |
| 27% | STOP | 4 | "___! In the Name of Love" (hit song for the Supremes) |
| 27% | MARDIGRAS | 9 | Name in French for the feast that precedes Lent |
| 27% | OVAL | 4 | Shape of the office that Joe Biden would like to work in |
| 27% | BOOT | 4 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" universe that is also the name for a type of winter footwear |
| 27% | ROSE | 4 | "The Name of the ___," best-selling novel by Umberto Eco that was originally written in Italian |
| 27% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |