| 100% | WONDER | 6 | State of __ by Ann Patchett |
| 59% | TOM | 3 | "___ Lake" (2023 novel by Ann Patchett) |
| 56% | SONICBOREDOM | 12 | State of mind induced by monotonous music? |
| 55% | GODMODE | 7 | State of invincibility enabled by a cheat code |
| 55% | GAS | 3 | State of matter marked by large particle distances |
| 54% | INNERPEAS | 9 | State of gustatory satisfaction exhibited by the starred answers |
| 51% | ASLEEP | 6 | State of a napping person that is portrayed by this emoticon (~_~)zZZ |
| 49% | TENN | 4 | State trisected by a river of the same name: Abbr. |
| 49% | IOWA | 4 | State generating the highest percentage of its electricity by wind |
| 48% | IDA | 3 | State with the highest % of land held by the Forest Service |
| 48% | ODE | 3 | "To the Ship of State," by Horace, e.g. |
| 47% | ANN | 3 | "State of Wonder" novelist Patchett |
| 46% | CALIPHATE | 9 | Islamic state run by a successor of Muhammad |
| 46% | STATE | 5 | "___ of Wonder" (Ann Patchett novel) |
| 46% | ONE | 3 | Number of states bordered by Maine |
| 46% | BESS | 4 | Secretary of State McCord played by Téa Leoni on "Madam Secretary" |
| 46% | ERIE | 4 | Name of counties in three states, all crossed by I-90 |
| 45% | ECSTATIC | 8 | Typified by a state of overpowering emotion |
| 44% | MIND | 4 | "Empire State of ___," song by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys which was nominated for three Grammy Awards |
| 44% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways |
| 44% | CARTHAGE | 8 | Ancient city state on the coast of North Africa founded by Phoenician traders |
| 44% | THINGS | 6 | State of ___ |
| 43% | BOAC | 4 | State-owned airline created in 1939 by a merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways (inits) |
| 43% | THEDUTCHHOUSE | 13 | Ann Patchett book |
| 43% | STATEOFWONDER | 13 | Ann Patchett book |
| 43% | ITALIAN | 7 | The —, 1797 novel by Mrs Ann Radcliffe subtitled The Confessional of the Black Penitents |
| 43% | ASSAM | 5 | State of India |
| 43% | ETAT | 4 | State of France |
| 43% | AWE | 3 | State of wonder |
| 43% | MENTALITY | 9 | State of mind |