| 100% | NYT | 3 | Pub. that purchased Wordle in 2022 |
| 78% | NYT | 3 | Pub. that acquired Wordle in 2022 |
| 59% | NYT | 3 | Publication that bought Wordle in 2022: abbr. |
| 44% | RUSSIA | 6 | Country that invaded Ukraine in 2022 |
| 43% | AOL | 3 | ISP that purchased Time Warner in 2000 |
| 41% | FTC | 3 | Agy. that sued Microsoft in 2022 |
| 41% | PINTGLASS | 9 | Pub measure that beer is traditionally served in |
| 41% | GARBAGEBAG | 10 | Purchase that usually ends up in the trash |
| 41% | WORDLE | 6 | Game created by Josh Wardle that went viral in 2022 and was purchased by NYT |
| 41% | SOD | 3 | Grass that's purchased in rolls |
| 40% | YAHOO | 5 | Internet giant that purchased Flickr in 2005 |
| 40% | AOL | 3 | Tech company that purchased Netscape in 1998 |
| 39% | MOES | 4 | The pub that Homer visits often with his friends in "The Simpsons" |
| 39% | CHATGPT | 7 | Artificial intelligence bot launched in 2022 by OpenAI that mimics human language |
| 39% | MEN | 3 | 2022 horror movie that features Rory Kinnear in multiple roles |
| 39% | YAHOO | 5 | Internet company that purchased Tumblr in May 2013 |
| 39% | FIR | 3 | Fragrant tree that's often purchased in December |
| 38% | DART | 4 | Pub missile in a competitive sport that is targeted at 17a |
| 38% | ADIEU | 5 | Farewell that's a popular starting guess in Wordle |
| 38% | RARER | 5 | Comparative that's an inadvisable starting choice in Wordle |
| 38% | VERSACE | 7 | Fashion house that Prada agreed to purchase in 2025 |
| 38% | NETFLIX | 7 | Streaming service that lost subscribers in 2022 |
| 38% | NOAH | 4 | Comedian Trevor who announced in 2022 that he will be leaving "The Daily Show" |
| 37% | REDPANDA | 8 | Animal that Mei turns into in a 2022 Pixar film |
| 37% | CRAZE | 5 | Wordle, e.g., in 2022 |
| 37% | KATEBUSH | 8 | She was Running Up That Hill in both 1985 and 2022 |
| 37% | WAR | 3 | Russian-Ukrainian ___ (conflict that involved a Russian invasion in February, 2022) |
| 36% | VAT | 3 | UK tax that replaced Purchase Tax and Selective Employment Tax in 1973 |
| 36% | TESLASEMI | 9 | Electric truck that completed a 500-mile test haul in November 2022 |
| 36% | GRINDR | 6 | Gay dating app that had its I.P.O. in late 2022 |