| 100% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 51% | CATS | 4 | Musical whose name is an anagram of the members of a musical |
| 51% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 Broadway musical |
| 49% | OLIVERREED | 10 | Actor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director |
| 47% | ARKANSAS | 8 | State whose name is its own abbreviation plus the name of another state |
| 46% | ONCE | 4 | Musical whose name is the number 11 in a foreign language |
| 46% | CATS | 4 | What Grizabella and Skimbleshanks are, according to the title of a Broadway musical |
| 45% | ISIS | 4 | Bob Dylan song whose title is the name of a goddess |
| 45% | SCREAMO | 7 | '90s musical subgenre whose name is a portmanteau of the volume of the vocals and an angsty style of rock |
| 45% | OREIDA | 6 | Food brand whose name is a portmanteau of two state names |
| 45% | ELM | 3 | Tree whose name is a part of a horror movie title |
| 45% | OREIDA | 6 | Food brand whose name is a combination of two state abbreviations |
| 45% | ANDERSEN | 8 | Classic author who was the subject of a 1952 film musical |
| 45% | KICKBALL | 8 | Game whose name is also a key step of the game |
| 45% | DEUSEX | 6 | RPG whose name is derived from the name of a dramatic device |
| 45% | EMU | 3 | Bird whose name is also the initials of a school in Ypsilanti |
| 44% | AMTRAK | 6 | Nationwide rail system whose name is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track" |
| 44% | SPOTIFY | 7 | Music streaming service whose name is a portmanteau of the words "spot" and "identify" |
| 43% | ALASKA | 6 | Only U.S. state whose name can be typed on one row of a keyboard |
| 43% | OHIO | 4 | State that's the title of a Neil Young song (where Cleveland is) |
| 43% | TANZANIA | 8 | East African nation whose name is a meld of its two former states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar |
| 43% | LENOVO | 6 | Chinese tech giant whose name is a portmanteau of the word "legend" and the Latin ablative "novo" |
| 43% | SOLID | 5 | State whose last two letters are the postal abbreviation for a different kind of state |
| 42% | PARIS | 5 | City that "is burning," in the title of a classic documentary |
| 42% | MASSACHUSETTS | 13 | State whose General Court was the first to recognize Fourth of July as a state celebration |
| 42% | NORI | 4 | Food whose name spelled backwards is the name of a nutrient that it contains |
| 42% | WARIO | 5 | Video-game antagonist whose name is a portmanteau of the protagonist's name and the Japanese word for "bad" |
| 42% | IKO | 3 | When repeated, the title of a classic New Orleans song |
| 41% | RIO | 3 | Brazilian city that was the title of a 2011 animated movie |
| 41% | SUNBIRD | 7 | A feathered creature whose name is inspired by the centre of the solar system |