| 100% | HUFFPOST | 8 | News site that shortened its name in 2017 |
| 45% | ACCESS | 6 | Daily entertainment-news program that dropped "Hollywood" from its name in 2017 |
| 42% | SIAM | 4 | Country that changed its name in 1939 |
| 42% | HBO | 3 | Channel that shortened its streaming service's name to "Max" |
| 41% | BUNKERHILL | 10 | Boston site that lent its name to a 1775 battle |
| 40% | SIAM | 4 | Asian country that changed its name in 1939 |
| 40% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |
| 39% | SYD | 3 | Name that's hidden in "Easy does it" |
| 37% | SYRACUSE | 8 | Sicily city that names a city in New York |
| 37% | LONG | 4 | ___ Island, island in New York State that lends its name to a popular cocktail |
| 37% | KWANZAA | 7 | Holiday that derives its name from Swahili and is celebrated in December |
| 37% | COLGATE | 7 | New York university that shares its name with a toothpaste |
| 37% | EBAY | 4 | Online company that changed its name from AuctionWeb in 1997 |
| 37% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 37% | NYT | 3 | Its motto is "All the News That's Fit to Print," in brief |
| 36% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 36% | ARE | 3 | Word that's often shortened to its middle letter in texts |
| 36% | ERIE | 4 | Great Lake that shares its name with a city in Pennsylvania |
| 36% | OTOE | 4 | Indian tribe that lent its name to a county in Nebraska |
| 36% | OMAHA | 5 | Poker variety that shares its name with a city in Nebraska |
| 36% | AOL | 3 | Company that retired its instant messaging service in 2017 |
| 36% | FORTNITE | 8 | Game that launched its Battle Royale mode in 2017 |
| 36% | INDUS | 5 | River that lends its name to the second most populous country in the world |
| 36% | CNET | 4 | Tech site that says it reports on “what’s new and why it matters” |
| 36% | ARE | 3 | Word that might be shortened to just its middle letter, in texts |
| 36% | MORA | 4 | New Mexico county that shares its name with two famous football coaches |
| 36% | FOUR | 4 | Only number that equals the number of letters in its English name |
| 36% | LANDSEND | 8 | Clothing retailer that was named after a site in England: 2 wds. |
| 36% | OSU | 3 | Sch. that has a "the" in its official name |