| 100% | NEW | 3 | Start of four U.S. state names |
| 80% | NORTH | 5 | Start of two U.S. state names |
| 71% | NEW | 3 | Word that starts the names of four US states |
| 68% | CITY | 4 | Word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 66% | NEW | 3 | Leader of four U.S. states |
| 66% | CITY | 4 | Last word in the names of four U.S. state capitals |
| 66% | NEW | 3 | Word in four U.S. state names |
| 65% | TWO | 3 | Number of U.S. state names that start with a V |
| 65% | CITY | 4 | Last word of four U.S. state capitals |
| 61% | ONE | 3 | Number of monosyllabic U.S. state names |
| 61% | ANA | 3 | Finish of three U.S. state names |
| 60% | MANDARIN | 8 | Language whose name consists of four consecutive U.S. state postal abbreviations |
| 58% | NEW | 3 | Word that begins the names of four US states |
| 57% | NEW | 3 | First word of four US states |
| 56% | WACO | 4 | U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations |
| 56% | NEW | 3 | Word that begins four US state names |
| 56% | NONE | 4 | Number of U.S. states starting with "B" |
| 56% | SAN | 3 | Start of the names of three of the 10 most populous U.S. cities |
| 55% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 55% | THREE | 5 | Number of U.S. states that start with "C" |
| 55% | ONE | 3 | Number of U.S. states that start with a D |
| 55% | NEW | 3 | Word that begins four US states' names |
| 54% | DES | 3 | Start of a Midwestern state capital name |
| 54% | NEW | 3 | Part of four state names |
| 54% | NEW | 3 | Word in four US state names |
| 53% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 53% | LOUISIANA | 9 | Third of four US states that are 8-Down letters long |
| 53% | WISCONSIN | 9 | Second of four US states that are 8-Down letters long |
| 53% | BILLIEJEANKING | 14 | Winner of four US Open Women's Singles championships, for whom the USTA National Tennis Center is named (3 wds.) |
| 52% | TENN | 4 | Fourth of four US states that are 8-Down letters long: Abbr. |