| 100% | TERR | 4 | Place under U.S. administration that's not a state, as the American Samoa: Abbr. |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not in the name of a U.S. state |
| 41% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that does not appear in the name of a U.S. state |
| 39% | ALABAMA | 7 | Montgomery's state that was the first US state to recognize Christmas as a holiday in 1836 |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | U.S. state that contains a greeting in the middle |
| 37% | MESA | 4 | Largest city in the U.S. that's not a county seat |
| 37% | VAR | 3 | Spelling of a word that's not the usual: Abbr. |
| 37% | FLORIDA | 7 | U.S. state that's the title of a 2024 Taylor Swift song |
| 36% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 35% | EAST | 4 | Only cardinal direction that’s not part of a U.S. state name |
| 35% | CEDILLA | 7 | Character such as that placed under the c in French name Francois that softens the sound from that of k to s |
| 35% | STAR | 4 | Symbol that represents a state on the US flag |
| 35% | OHIO | 4 | Columbus's state with the only U.S. state flag that is not rectangular |
| 35% | ALA | 3 | Southern state that's first alphabetically in a list of the 50 states: Abbr. |
| 34% | GEORGIA | 7 | Country that shares name with a state in the US |
| 34% | MONTANA | 7 | U.S. state that legally allows a double-proxy marriage, where neither the bride nor the groom is present at the wedding |
| 34% | CHESTER | 7 | ___ A. Arthur, 21st U.S. president who also served as the vice president under James A. Garfield |
| 34% | NFL | 3 | Sports group that was founded as the American Professional Football Association: Abbr. |
| 34% | ALASKA | 6 | US state that has a shoreline on the Beaufort Sea |
| 34% | DAVISCUP | 8 | International athletic competition that began in 1900 as a challenge between the U.S. and Great Britain |
| 33% | RUNT | 4 | Puppy that's not as big as the rest of the litter |
| 33% | ESL | 3 | Course that a newcomer to the US might take: Abbr. |
| 33% | YTK | 3 | Abbr. for a problem that became increasingly fearful as the last millennium approached |
| 32% | TROT | 4 | Horse's gait that's not as fast as a canter |
| 32% | SUMO | 4 | Sport that takes place in a ring known as the dohyō |
| 32% | DELAWARE | 8 | State that Joe Biden represented as a US senator |
| 32% | TROT | 4 | Gait that's not as fast as a canter |
| 32% | TRIO | 4 | Band that's not as big as a quartet |
| 32% | TRIO | 4 | Group that's not as big as a quartet |
| 32% | TRIO | 4 | Group that's not as large as a quartet |