| 100% | VJDAY | 5 | Terry Bradshaw and Nate Archibald both came into the world exactly 3 years after this notable WWII event |
| 25% | DDAY | 4 | Last year was the 75th anniversary of this notable WWII event |
| 22% | WASBORN | 7 | Came into the world |
| 22% | ADVENT | 6 | Christ coming into the world |
| 21% | TREX | 4 | English rock band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 20% | NEE | 3 | Maryland slalom canoeist Ashley ___, who last year came 1st in the Extreme K1 world cup event |
| 20% | TONYLARUSSA | 11 | World Series-winning manager in both the AL (A's, 1989) and NL (Cardinals, 2006 and 2011): 3 wds. |
| 20% | ANA | 3 | Movie released on January 3 this year with Andy García and Dafne Keen in the title role |
| 19% | FALLOUTBOY | 10 | American band that released the album "Save Rock and Roll" after a hiatus of three years: 3 wds. |
| 19% | EQUATOR | 7 | It divides the world into North and South |
| 18% | MATE | 4 | This might come after the check |
| 18% | GAMEOFTHRONES | 13 | Fantasy drama set in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos which will air its final season this year (2019): 3 wds. |
| 18% | USA | 3 | The world's third-most populous country, after China and India |
| 18% | USA | 3 | The world's third-most populous nation, after China and India: Abbr. |
| 18% | WASTELAND | 9 | Name of the world in both Fallout and Epic Mickey |
| 18% | EMUS | 4 | Third-largest birds in the world, after ostriches and cassowaries |
| 18% | AREA | 4 | The United States ranks fourth in the world in this, after Russia, Canada and China |
| 17% | ELI | 3 | Manning who wasn't voted into the Hall of Fame this year |
| 17% | STELLAR | 7 | Out of this world, both literally and figuratively |
| 17% | EVE | 3 | What comes after Christmas and New Year’s? |
| 17% | ALMANAC | 7 | Annual publication for events of the coming year |
| 17% | RAGGEDYANDY | 11 | Inductee into the National Toy Hall of Fame five years after his sister |
| 17% | MILE | 4 | The current world record for this distance is 3:43.13 |
| 17% | NAURU | 5 | Island that's the world's third-smallest country, after Vatican City and Monaco |
| 17% | ABA | 3 | This org. introduced the 3-point shot 12 years before the NBA |
| 17% | MLS | 3 | Org. whose inaugural season came two years after the US hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup |
| 17% | FRANZ | 5 | ___ Beckenbauer, German former soccer player who won the World Cup as both player and manager |
| 17% | ELO | 3 | 1970s band being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring: Abbr. |
| 17% | EXSTEELERS | 10 | Terry Bradshaw and others |
| 17% | EVEN | 4 | Like years in which the Olympics and World Cup are held |