| 100% | SOCAL | 5 | Nickname for the lower portion of the Golden State |
| 61% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for the 16th President of the United States |
| 56% | CALI | 4 | Nickname for the Golden State |
| 54% | HOTLANTA | 8 | Nickname for the capital of the Peach State |
| 53% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the flag of the United States of America |
| 53% | DOWNEAST | 8 | One nickname for the state of Maine (2 wds.) |
| 51% | TMC | 3 | Run ___ (nickname of a star trio that played for the Golden State Warriors in the early '90s) |
| 50% | ALOHASHIRT | 10 | Article of tropical apparel ... whose start is a state nickname for the state indicated by the circled squares |
| 49% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for career three-pointers (2 wds.) |
| 48% | KLAYTHOMPSON | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for most points scored in a quarter (2 wds.) |
| 47% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the title character of “Anora” |
| 47% | XXXXX | 5 | Part of the Golden State |
| 47% | ARNIE | 5 | Nickname for the new host of "Celebrity Apprentice" |
| 47% | REDCOAT | 7 | Nickname for a British soldier of the 1700s |
| 47% | STEPH | 5 | Curry of the Golden State Warriors |
| 46% | BIGO | 4 | Nickname for the Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson |
| 46% | ANA | 3 | One of the Golden State's Santas |
| 46% | ARENA | 5 | Oracle ___ (home of the Golden State Warriors) |
| 46% | CALI | 4 | The Golden State, for short |
| 46% | BEN | 3 | Big ___, nickname for the Great Bell of London |
| 46% | ATOWN | 5 | Nickname for the capital of Georgia |
| 46% | RIH | 3 | Nickname for the singer of "Umbrella" |
| 45% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 45% | THEDUKE | 7 | Nickname for the star of The Searchers |
| 45% | QUEENBEY | 8 | Nickname for the singer of "Single Ladies" |
| 45% | KENT | 4 | ___ State, home of the Golden Flashes |
| 45% | JOE | 3 | ___ Lacob, majority owner of the Golden State Warriors NBA team |
| 45% | SETH | 4 | ___ Curry, NBA player for the Charlotte Hornets who is the sibling of Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors |
| 45% | AXISOFEVIL | 10 | Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address |
| 44% | ZONA | 4 | Nickname for the Wildcats of the Pac-12 |