| 100% | EFI | 3 | U of Chicago org. devoted to interdisciplinary research in the sciences, named after one of its Nobel winning laureates (abbr.) |
| 33% | JIMMYCARTER | 11 | One of four U.S. presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2 wds.) |
| 33% | WOODROWWILSON | 13 | One of four U.S. presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BARACKOBAMA | 11 | One of four U.S. presidents to win the Nobel Peace Prize (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ISR | 3 | U.S. ally whose capital has the letters U-S-A in the middle of its name: Abbr. |
| 31% | TONI | 4 | First name of the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 30% | SDAK | 4 | Only U.S. state in which the name of the state and its capital share no letters: Abbr. |
| 29% | HAAS | 4 | American Formula One racing team named after one of the largest machine tool companies in the world |
| 29% | JEEP | 4 | Company asked by the Cherokee Nation to change one of its car names |
| 29% | ERIE | 4 | City in Pennsylvania that shares its name with one of the Great Lakes |
| 29% | BLT | 3 | Sandwich variety named after the initials of its primary ingredients: Abbr. |
| 29% | TWA | 3 | One of the former "Big Four" airlines in the US: Abbr. |
| 29% | IPA | 3 | Type of alcoholic beverage that originated in the U.K., despite its name |
| 29% | AAH | 3 | US Army program begun in 1972 to find a replacement after the cancellation of the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne (abbr.) |
| 28% | CTU | 3 | One of the largest Roman Catholic graduate schools of theology, located in Chicago: Abbr. |
| 28% | MEXICO | 6 | US state with the name of country in it, New __ |
| 28% | DARK | 4 | The ___ Lord, one of the names given to Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 28% | TWO | 3 | "___ of Us," VH1 drama which was named after The Beatles song released in 1969 |
| 28% | SETPOINT | 8 | In tennis, the last one to win a group of games |
| 28% | POSTHOCERGOPROPTERHOC | 21 | What's more, one of those friends won the lottery right after solving it — coincidence? I think not! |
| 28% | LILY | 4 | Corpse ___, name given to the Rafflesia, which is one of the largest flowers in the world |
| 28% | TYUYAMUNITE | 11 | Rare uranium mineral named after its place of origin in the Fergana Valley, Kyrgyzstan |
| 28% | OAK | 3 | Tree that is one of the ten most common street names in the US |
| 28% | ILO | 3 | U.N. agency that won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969: Abbr. |
| 28% | WHO | 3 | You-Know-___, one of the names given to Lord Voldemort in the "Harry Potter" series |
| 27% | WWE | 3 | Org. that replaced the “F” in its name because of a legal dispute |
| 27% | ARI | 3 | The name of the one who’s gonna last, in “Thank U, Next” |
| 27% | MARIE | 5 | First name of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize |
| 27% | TSE | 3 | The Nikkei 225 is one of its indexes: Abbr. |
| 27% | NEBULA | 6 | ___ Award, prize given to the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the U.S. |