| 100% | BEALLYOUCANBE | 13 | Slogan introduced by the U.S. Army in 1980 (5 wds.) |
| 51% | CHERAMI | 7 | Male homing pigeon used by the U.S. Army in WWI |
| 50% | WHERESTHEBEEF | 13 | Slogan introduced by Wendy's in 1984 (3 wds.) |
| 47% | DRIVERSWANTED | 13 | Slogan introduced by Volkswagen in 1995 (2 wds.) |
| 45% | KENO | 4 | Game introduced to the U.S. by Chinese immigrants in the 19th century |
| 44% | LYNDONJOHNSON | 13 | U.S. president who was awarded the Silver Star in WWII by General MacArthur (2 wds.) |
| 43% | EASTERNCOUGAR | 13 | A subspecies of puma from North America which was formally declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 43% | KEVINPOWERS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "The Yellow Birds" and "A Shout in the Ruins" (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TVDINNER | 8 | Prepackaged meal introduced by Swanson in the 1950s: 2 wds. |
| 41% | NAFTA | 5 | Pact replaced by the U.S.M.C.A. in 2020 |
| 41% | ASSAD | 5 | Leader sanctioned by the U.S. in 2011 |
| 39% | SWAG | 4 | Slang term for an expert's rough estimate, purportedly first used by US Army General William Westmoreland in the Vietnam War |
| 39% | THECLASH | 8 | Band with the 1980 hit "Train in Vain (Stand by Me)": 2 wds. |
| 38% | LORETTALYNN | 11 | Country singer played by 44-Across in the 1980 biopic "Coal Miner's Daughter": 2 wds. |
| 37% | STAMP | 5 | Elvis Presley Forever ___, tribute to Elvis Presley that was released by the U.S. Postal Service in 2015 |
| 37% | THREECENTPIECES | 15 | Lightest coins ever minted by the U.S., used in the late 19th century |
| 37% | GAMEBOYS | 8 | Nintendo consoles introduced in the US in 1989: 2 wds. |
| 37% | DAVIDABRAMS | 11 | U.S. Army veteran who wrote the war novels "Fobbit" and "Brave Deeds" (2 wds.) |
| 37% | INBEEPARK | 9 | South Korean golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open in 2013 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MICHELLEWIE | 11 | Korean-American golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | CHUNINGEE | 9 | South Korean golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open in 2015 (2 wds.) |
| 37% | MICHELLEWIE | 11 | Korean American golfer who won the U.S. Women's Open in 2014 (2 wds.) |
| 36% | FREEHEALTHCARE | 14 | Program introduced by the Trudeau government in 1984, colloquially |
| 36% | GRENADA | 7 | Caribbean island country invaded by the US in 1983 |
| 36% | LECAR | 5 | Renault 5, in the U.S. |
| 36% | MYERSON | 7 | Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 |
| 36% | TELSTAR | 7 | Low-altitude communications satellite launched by the US in 1962 |
| 36% | DATSUN | 6 | Car introduced in the U.S. in 1960 |
| 36% | BORN | 4 | "___ in the U.S.A." (hit by Bruce Springsteen) |
| 36% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | 44th President of the U.S. who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009: 2 wds. |