| 100% | ESCAPEROOM | 10 | Place to think your way out of (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 44% | SAPIOSEXUAL | 11 | One who’s attracted to highly intelligent people (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 43% | DADJOKE | 7 | Corny, groan-inducing witticism (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 42% | SOLOPRENEUR | 11 | Owner of a single-person business (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 42% | ONBRAND | 7 | Consistent with one’s public image (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 42% | GIGECONOMY | 10 | Industry sector for “Taskers” and “Turkers” (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 41% | GARBAGETIME | 11 | Final moments of an already decided game (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2019) |
| 39% | ESTEEMCLEANING | 14 | New self-image book subtitled "How To Vacuum the Crud Out of Your Head"? |
| 37% | CLAP | 4 | One way to put your lights out, for those of us who are into weird gizmos |
| 36% | CAPE | 4 | Vigorously defend, with “for” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 36% | SECONDGENTLEMAN | 15 | Husband of a Vice-President (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 36% | TERRAFORM | 9 | Make inhabitable, as a planet (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 36% | RIZZ | 4 | Romantic appeal or flirting skill (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 35% | GOODSAVE | 8 | "Talked your way out of trouble there!" |
| 35% | REACTIONGIF | 11 | Animated image texted as a reply (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 35% | METAVERSE | 9 | Virtual environment that accommodates multiple realities (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 35% | COLDOPEN | 8 | Scene that precedes a title sequence (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 35% | SILVERFOX | 9 | Attractive older man who’s gone gray (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 35% | CRATEDIG | 8 | Shop for rare recordings in secondhand stores (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | MUDSEASON | 9 | Time of year when dirt roads become undrivable (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 34% | GREENWASH | 9 | Mask environmentally harmful practices with misleading P.R. (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 34% | VIDEODOORBELL | 13 | Small security camera at a house’s entrance (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |
| 34% | SMISHING | 8 | Tricking people into disclosing confidential information via text (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | CROMULENT | 9 | Synonym for “acceptable” first used on “The Simpsons” (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | BEASTMODE | 9 | Animalistic persona that one might adopt when competing (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | MEMESTOCK | 9 | Market offering that surges because of social-media buzz (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2023) |
| 34% | GIGWORKER | 9 | Person who takes temporary jobs in the service sector (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2021) |
| 34% | DUMPSTERFIRE | 12 | Horribly mismanaged situation (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2018) |
| 34% | HATEWATCH | 9 | View with disdain? (new Merriam-Webster entry of 2018) |
| 34% | SHRINKFLATION | 13 | The practice of selling less product for the same price (and a new Merriam-Webster entry of 2022) |