| 100% | LONGISLAND | 10 | Part of New York (2 wds.) |
| 82% | EASTSIDE | 8 | "Upper" or "Lower" section of New York: 2 wds. |
| 79% | THEBRONX | 8 | Northernmost borough of New York City: 2 wds. |
| 77% | CAMERONDIAZ | 11 | "The Mask" actress who starred in the 2002 movie "Gangs of New York": 2 wds. |
| 75% | ANDREWCUOMO | 11 | Governor of New York, whose father was also the governor once: 2 wds. |
| 73% | RODGILBERT | 10 | New York Rangers Hall of Famer in Warhol's "Athletes" series: 2 wds. |
| 71% | MAURICEDUBOIS | 13 | New York news anchor who became coanchor of "CBS Evening News" last month: 2 wds. |
| 71% | TROY | 4 | Part of New York's Capital District |
| 70% | BRIANDABOLL | 11 | New York Giants coach who won the 2022 NFL Coach of the Year award: 2 wds. |
| 70% | ARTDECO | 7 | Architectural style of New York's Chrysler Building (2 wds.) |
| 70% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Yankees second baseman who was named MVP of the 2013 World Baseball Classic: 2 wds. |
| 70% | AARONJUDGE | 10 | New York Yankees outfielder who was the Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 70% | UPSTATE | 7 | Non-city part of New York |
| 69% | ROBINSONCANO | 12 | New York Mets infielder who is one of three active players with over 2,500 hits (2 wds.) |
| 68% | MET | 3 | Part of New York City's Museum Mile, with "the" |
| 67% | UPSTATE | 7 | Word referring to the northern part of New York |
| 67% | HIPBONE | 7 | Part of the pelvis: 2 wds. |
| 66% | DOIT | 4 | Part of DIY: 2 wds. |
| 66% | PHILSIMMS | 9 | New York Giants quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowl XXI (2 wds.) |
| 66% | INON | 4 | Part of: 2 wds. |
| 65% | ILOVE | 5 | "___ New York" (state song): 2 wds. |
| 65% | SANTAFE | 7 | Capital of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| 65% | KAREEMABDUL | 11 | ___-Jabbar, the six-time NBA MVP who received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 64% | ERIECANAL | 9 | Artificial waterway in upstate New York: 2 wds. |
| 64% | DONNCLENDENON | 13 | New York Mets first baseman who was MVP of the 1969 World Series (2 wds.) |
| 64% | EARLMONROE | 10 | Hall of Fame New York Knicks shooting guard nicknamed "The Pearl": 2 wds. |
| 63% | IHEART | 6 | British author Lindsey Kelk's "__ New York": 2 wds. |
| 63% | BRONXZOO | 8 | Place to see animals in New York: 2 wds. |
| 63% | STATEN | 6 | Part of a New York borough name |
| 63% | ULTERIORMOTIVE | 14 | Part of a hidden agenda: 2 wds. |