| 100% | THERETHERE | 10 | Tommy Orange début novel about Native Americans in Oakland that was excerpted in The New Yorker (March, 2018) |
| 35% | STATEWARRIORS | 13 | "Golden ___," American professional basketball team based in Oakland that was recognised as the seventh highest valued sports franchise: 2 wds. |
| 34% | DIANECOOK | 9 | American writer whose debut novel, "The New Wilderness," was shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize (2 wds.) |
| 33% | ALERO | 5 | Olds that was once in the news |
| 32% | INDIA | 5 | New Delhi's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2018 |
| 32% | RYE | 3 | "The Catcher in the ___," novel by J.D. Salinger that is set in New York City |
| 32% | HEMINGWAY | 9 | American writer Ernest, who won the Nobel in 1954 and whose debut novel was "The Sun Also Rises" |
| 32% | ERIE | 4 | New York canal that was built in the 19th century |
| 31% | AGE | 3 | "The ___ of Innocence," novel by Edith Wharton that is set in New York City |
| 31% | KIDS | 4 | New ___ on the Block, boy band that debuted in 1984 and which is known for the song "Step by Step" |
| 31% | IPOS | 4 | Débuts that may be big news in the W.S.J. |
| 30% | TITANS | 6 | New York ___, NFL team that was rebranded as the New York Jets in 1963 |
| 30% | RAMA | 4 | "Rendezvous with ___," 1973 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the 2130s |
| 30% | GOLDEN | 6 | "The ___ Compass," fantasy novel by Philip Pullman that is set in the Arctic |
| 30% | NSYNC | 5 | 1995 American boy band that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "Bye Bye Bye" |
| 30% | APPLE | 5 | The Big ___, nickname for New York City, New York that was popularized in the '20s |
| 30% | VENDETTA | 8 | "V for ___," graphic novel by Alan Moore about a dystopian future in the UK that was adapted into a Natalie Portman film |
| 29% | HAMMER | 6 | "The ___ of God," 1993 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the year 2109 |
| 29% | JOURNEY | 7 | American rock band that was formed in California which had the hit song "Don't Stop Believin'" |
| 29% | HANSON | 6 | American boy band of three brothers that was popular in the 2000s, known for their hit "MMMBop" |
| 29% | MOCKINGBIRD | 11 | "To Kill a ___," bestselling debut novel by Harper Lee published in 1960 that deals with race and gender issues in the American Deep South |
| 29% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Language that some people believe the New Testament was written in |
| 29% | SONGS | 5 | "The ___ of Distant Earth," 1986 sci-fi novel by Arthur C. Clarke that is set in the early 3800s |
| 29% | THEXFILES | 9 | American sci-fi TV show starring David Duchovny, that is regarded as one of the best and is returning with its 11th season in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RUBYROSE | 8 | "Orange Is the New Black" actress who left Twitter in 2018 because of online abuse: 2 wds. |
| 29% | BOOGIE | 6 | "___ Nights," 1997 period comedy-drama about a nightclub dishwasher that is set in the disco era |
| 28% | ALEXVAUSE | 9 | Piper's girlfriend in Orange is the New Black |
| 28% | WICKED | 6 | Musical about two witches of Oz that is one of the longest-running musicals in the West End |
| 28% | STATEOFWONDER | 13 | 2011 novel by 28-Across that was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction (3 wds.) |
| 28% | SNL | 3 | New York sketch-comedy show that premièred in 1975 (and is still on the air), briefly |