| 100% | BOURG | 5 | Town of Grand-___, Guadeloupe, where the Poisson Distillery churns out more than 50,000 gallons of rum each year |
| 31% | INSTAGRAM | 9 | Where the photo of an egg has generated more than 50 million likes |
| 30% | KYOTO | 5 | Residence of the Japanese imperial family for more than 1,000 years |
| 28% | MINNIEPEARL | 11 | Grand Ole Opry comedian for more than 50 years |
| 27% | BRASS | 5 | Alloy of copper and zinc containing more than 50 per cent of the former |
| 27% | NFC | 3 | Super Bowl winner more than 50% of the time: Abbr. |
| 26% | FAIRYSQUARE | 11 | Area of town where the supernatural hang out? |
| 26% | AOL | 3 | ISP that reportedly mailed out more than 660 million CDs over the years |
| 26% | NATO | 4 | Grp. whose members account for more than 50% of the world's defense spending |
| 24% | ARIANAGRANDE | 12 | "7 Rings" singer with more than 50 million YouTube subscribers, the most subscribers of any woman music artist (2 wds.) |
| 24% | ISLEROYALE | 10 | Lake Superior locale that's the subject of a more than 60 year study of a unique moose-wolf relationship |
| 24% | ASIANS | 6 | More than 50% of humanity |
| 24% | SAGA | 4 | Kyushu city where last year more than 100 hot air balloons participated in the International Balloon Fiesta |
| 24% | THEEARTHANDMARS | 15 | Bodies making their closest approach in more than 50,000 years on August 27, 2003 |
| 23% | LENO | 4 | Host of "The Tonight Show" for more than 20 years |
| 23% | ALEUTIANISLANDS | 15 | Locale of more than 50 volcanoes |
| 23% | LEMON | 5 | Meadowlark, the "Clown Prince" who played more than 16,000 games with of the Globetrotters |
| 23% | UCLA | 4 | Sch. that receives the most college applications each year (111,000) |
| 23% | SERENAWILLIAMS | 14 | She has the Open Era record of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, more than any woman or man: 2 wds. |
| 23% | URDU | 4 | Language of more than 50 million Indians |
| 23% | ZONEDEFENSE | 11 | Basketball strategy where each person guards an area of the court, rather than a specific player |
| 23% | FORTWORTH | 9 | Home of the Texas Motor Speedway, with seating for more than 150,000 spectators |
| 22% | LEFTFIELD | 9 | Where the unexpected "comes out of" |
| 22% | GRANT | 5 | One of about 10,000 the NSF hands out every year |
| 22% | SPOUT | 5 | Part of a teapot where the tea comes out |
| 22% | NAL | 3 | Imprint of Penguin Random House that published "Ideal" in 2015, the first Ayn Rand novel to appear in more than fifty years (abbr.) |
| 22% | MILLENNIA | 9 | More than one period of a thousand years |
| 22% | IRON | 4 | More than 30% of the earth's mass |
| 22% | LEO | 3 | Where the sun is for most of August |
| 22% | SPEAKERS | 8 | Where the sound comes out of a stereo |