| 100% | IOWA | 4 | State with a botched caucus in 2020 |
| 52% | MAINE | 5 | State with a 2020 bicentennial |
| 51% | OHIO | 4 | State with a greeting in its name |
| 48% | OHIO | 4 | Cincinnati's state with a greeting in its name |
| 47% | NBA | 3 | Org. with a prominent bubble in 2020 |
| 45% | MYST | 4 | PC game with a VR remake released in 2020 |
| 45% | GEORGIA | 7 | Country that shares name with a state in the US |
| 44% | UTICA | 5 | Ancient North African city with a namesake in New York State |
| 44% | NEEDY | 5 | In a constant state of want; rhymes with seedy |
| 42% | THESOPRANOS | 11 | HBO mob drama (1999-2007) with a prequel film coming in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 41% | POC | 3 | Abbreviation with a variant preceded by “BI” that gained popularity in the summer of 2020 |
| 41% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a panhandle |
| 41% | TEXAS | 5 | State with a panhandle |
| 41% | ALASKA | 6 | State with a panhandle |
| 41% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State with a panhandle |
| 41% | OKLA | 4 | State with a panhandle: Abbr. |
| 41% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a northern panhandle |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | State with a nonrectangular flag |
| 41% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a Sawtooth Range |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | State with a swallowtail flag |
| 41% | IDAHO | 5 | State with a Potato Museum |
| 41% | UTAH | 4 | State with a namesake raptor |
| 41% | IDA | 3 | State with a panhandle: Abbr. |
| 41% | FLA | 3 | State with a panhandle: Abbr. |
| 41% | WAP | 3 | 2020 song whose title is rhymed with bucket and a mop in its lyrics |
| 40% | JUNIPEROSERRA | 13 | *18th-century missionary with a statue in Golden Gate Park that was toppled by protesters in 2020 |
| 40% | ONEMISSISSIPPI | 14 | 2021 Kane Brown song with a state in its name that hit the top 40: 2 wds. |
| 40% | GWENIFILL | 9 | Peabody Award-winning journalist honored with a Black Heritage U.S. postage stamp in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BATED | 5 | With ___ breath (in a nervous state) |
| 40% | OHIO | 4 | State with a large Amish population |