| 100% | SPEECH | 6 | The State of the Union, for one |
| 74% | AXISOFEVIL | 10 | Epithet coined for the 2002 State of the Union address |
| 73% | DOWNEAST | 8 | One nickname for the state of Maine (2 wds.) |
| 70% | TON | 3 | One of 365,000 for the Empire State Building |
| 69% | QUEENSLAND | 10 | ___ Reds, rugby union team for the Australian state of the same name |
| 67% | WASHINGTON | 10 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 67% | COLORADO | 8 | One of the first two states to permit marijuana for recreational use |
| 67% | UTAH | 4 | State of the union |
| 65% | SENATE | 6 | Group at the State of the Union address |
| 65% | ADDRESS | 7 | State of the Union, e.g. |
| 65% | RESPONSE | 8 | State of the Union address rebuttal |
| 65% | PREZ | 4 | State of the Union deliverer, briefly |
| 64% | NOREASTER | 9 | The "storm of the century," for one |
| 64% | OBAMA | 5 | February State of the Union speechmaker |
| 62% | RAAB | 4 | Dominic —, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July, 2018 |
| 62% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for career three-pointers (2 wds.) |
| 62% | EPIC | 4 | "The Lord of the Rings," for one |
| 62% | EPONYM | 6 | The Earl of Sandwich, for one |
| 62% | CARD | 4 | The ace of spades, for one |
| 62% | OPAL | 4 | The Empress of Australia, for one |
| 62% | ASSENT | 6 | Nod of the head, for one |
| 62% | COLOSSUS | 8 | The Statue of Liberty, for one |
| 62% | RAM | 3 | Aries of the Zodiac, for one |
| 62% | CAT | 3 | Garfield of the funnies, for one |
| 62% | CHARLATAN | 9 | The Wizard of Oz, for one |
| 62% | SIEGE | 5 | Battle of the Alamo, for one |
| 62% | EMCEE | 5 | Host of the Oscars, for one |
| 62% | PERIDOT | 7 | One of the birthstones for August |
| 61% | ARENA | 5 | The Palace of Auburn Hills, for one |
| 61% | OPAL | 4 | The Pride of Australia gemstone, for one |