| 100% | THETERMINATOR | 13 | Time traveler sent to kill or protect Sarah Connor (depending on the year): 2 wds. |
| 32% | SEASONAL | 8 | Depending on the time of year |
| 30% | SANCTION | 8 | Depending on the situation, this word can mean both, "give approval to" or "penalize" |
| 29% | GETME | 5 | "___ to the Church on Time": 2 wds. |
| 29% | JOEMADDON | 9 | Three-time Manager of the Year who coached the team to victory: 2 wds. |
| 28% | BOYBAND | 7 | New Kids on the Block or 'N Sync, for instance: 2 wds. |
| 28% | GLADYSKNIGHT | 12 | Lead singer on the 1970s hit "Midnight Train to Georgia": 2 wds. |
| 28% | SUMMERGLAU | 10 | "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" actress who played River Tam on "Firefly" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | HILLARYCLINTON | 14 | Former First Lady who has been on the Time 100 list 10 times: 2 wds. |
| 28% | STEVEJOBS | 9 | Apple cofounder who was on the Time 100 list five times: 2 wds. |
| 28% | VINCELOMBARDI | 13 | Hall of Fame coach on the Packers from 1959 to 1967: 2 wds. |
| 27% | OPRAHWINFREY | 12 | Media queen who has been on the Time 100 list 10 times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | ANGELAMERKEL | 12 | German chancellor who has been on the Time 100 list eight times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | MARKZUCKERBERG | 14 | Facebook cofounder who's been on the Time 100 list four times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | JEFFBEZOS | 9 | Amazon founder who's been on the Time 100 list five times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | RAFAELNADAL | 11 | Spanish tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year five times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PETESAMPRAS | 11 | American tennis star who was ATP Player of the Year six times: 2 wds. |
| 27% | JAMESLOFTON | 11 | Hall of Fame wide receiver on the Packers from 1978 to 1986: 2 wds. |
| 27% | REGGIEWHITE | 11 | Hall of Fame defensive end on the Packers from 1993 to 1998: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BUMPER | 6 | Guard on a car used to protect the front or rear |
| 27% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean, or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 27% | ATSEA | 5 | On the ocean or in a fog (2 wds.) |
| 27% | SKISEASON | 9 | Time to enjoy the slopes: 2 wds. |
| 27% | PETECONRAD | 10 | Third astronaut to walk on the moon: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NEILARMSTRONG | 13 | First astronaut to walk on the moon: 2 wds. |
| 27% | BUZZALDRIN | 10 | Second astronaut to walk on the moon: 2 wds. |
| 27% | HULAHOOP | 8 | Big ring to spin on the hips: 2 wds. |
| 27% | NOVAKDJOKOVIC | 13 | Serbian tennis star who's been ATP Player of the Year a record eight times: 2 wds. |
| 26% | TIMROTH | 7 | "Pulp Fiction" actor who played Dr. Cal Lightman on the Fox series "Lie To Me": 2 wds. |
| 26% | ATSEA | 5 | Sailing on the waves, or perhaps confused (2 wds) |