| 100% | MICH | 4 | State that's sort of shaped like a mitten: Abbr. |
| 47% | ALA | 3 | Southern state that's first alphabetically in a list of the 50 states: Abbr. |
| 45% | ARCS | 4 | Curved shapes like that of a rainbow |
| 44% | ALA | 3 | State that has a small border with the Gulf of Mexico: Abbr. |
| 42% | ATREST | 6 | Like objects that are not in a state of motion |
| 42% | ORE | 3 | State that's south of Washington: Abbr. |
| 42% | ALA | 3 | State that's east of Mississippi: Abbr. |
| 42% | IDA | 3 | State that's west of Montana: Abbr. |
| 42% | CAL | 3 | State that's south of Oregon: Abbr. |
| 42% | NEB | 3 | State that's north of Kansas: Abbr. |
| 42% | ALA | 3 | State that's west of Georgia: Abbr. |
| 42% | OKLA | 4 | State that's west of Arkansas: Abbr. |
| 42% | IDA | 3 | State that's east of Washington: Abbr. |
| 42% | NOSE | 4 | Part of a sawfish that's shaped like a chain saw |
| 41% | ALASKA | 6 | State that's the title of a Maggie Rogers song |
| 41% | ALA | 3 | State that's north and west of Florida's panhandle: Abbr. |
| 40% | RESCUE | 6 | Sort of dog that's ready for a new home |
| 40% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | US state that's also the name of a musical |
| 40% | HAUNTED | 7 | Like a house that's of interest to ghost hunters |
| 40% | ALA | 3 | State that's north of Florida's panhandle: Abbr. |
| 40% | IDA | 3 | State that's east of Washington and Oregon: Abbr. |
| 40% | ORE | 3 | State that's north of California and Nevada: Abbr. |
| 40% | IDA | 3 | State that's north of Nevada and Utah: Abbr. |
| 40% | IDA | 3 | State that's east of Oregon and Washington: Abbr. |
| 40% | WEDGELIKE | 9 | Shaped like a hunk of gouda |
| 40% | OHIO | 4 | State that's the title of a Neil Young song (where Cleveland is) |
| 40% | ALA | 3 | State that's almost a mirror image of its neighbor, Mississippi: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AUDI | 4 | European car brand that sounds sort of like a Western greeting |
| 40% | ETIOLATED | 9 | Like a plant that's gone pale from lack of light |
| 40% | AUSTERE | 7 | Like a budget that's full of cuts |