| 100% | GRS | 3 | Synthetic substitute for natural rubber used by the US during WWll |
| 34% | AGENTORANGE | 11 | Highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for crop destruction by the US during the Vietnam War |
| 32% | CHERAMI | 7 | Male homing pigeon used by the U.S. Army in WWI |
| 32% | ZIP | 3 | — code, five- or nine-digit number used by the US postal service |
| 31% | UZI | 3 | "Gun in a briefcase" once used by the US Secret Service VIP section |
| 30% | OAR | 3 | Abbreviation used by the 2018 Winter Olympics for the Russian competitors |
| 30% | ASL | 3 | US language used by the Deaf community |
| 30% | AGENT | 5 | & 6D Highly poisonous herbicide used as a spray for defoliation and crop destruction by the US during the Vietnam War |
| 30% | AMMO | 4 | Some military supplies transferred by the U.S. to Ukraine, for short |
| 30% | EARS | 4 | Organs used by the audience during a stand-up show |
| 30% | NEOPRENE | 8 | Synthetic rubber used for wet suits |
| 29% | EFILE | 5 | Option used by 94% of US individuals for 2020 |
| 29% | THREECENTPIECES | 15 | Lightest coins ever minted by the U.S., used in the late 19th century |
| 29% | TESTUDO | 7 | Tortoise formation used by the ancient Roman Army for protection against attack from above |
| 29% | SUN | 3 | The biggest natural source of light for us |
| 29% | ONEMOMENTINTIME | 15 | Whitney Houston song used by NBC for the 1988 Summer Olympics |
| 29% | STROKE | 6 | We once used the word apoplexy for this condition |
| 28% | ETHANOL | 7 | What about 40% of the U.S. corn crop is used for |
| 28% | GOODYEAR | 8 | Charles —, US discoverer of the vulcanisation process for rubber |
| 27% | EIN | 3 | IRS 9-digit code used by corporations operating or incorporated in the US (abbr.) |
| 27% | BUTTONS | 7 | Song by The Pussycat Dolls or things to use for a snowman's eyes |
| 27% | STEVIA | 6 | Leaf sugar substitute first used by the Guarani |
| 27% | BAT | 3 | Northrop Grumman's unmanned, mid-altitude flyer, used by the US Armed Forces, that carries a 100 pound payload with a 14 foot wingspan |
| 27% | ENIWETOK | 8 | Pacific Ocean atoll taken by the US from Japan in 1944 that later became a testing ground for atomic weapons |
| 27% | MARTELLO | 8 | Small circular fort used by Britain for coastal defence at the time of the Napoleonic Wars |
| 26% | ABE | 3 | Nickname for the president during the US Civil War |
| 26% | SITARS | 6 | Instruments used by the Beatles |
| 26% | HITMEN | 6 | Ones used by the Mafia |
| 26% | UZI | 3 | Weapon used by the Terminator |