| 100% | ORE | 3 | W. state whose largest city is named for a New England city |
| 49% | MAINECOON | 9 | Large cat named after a New England state |
| 45% | JACOBJAVITS | 11 | Politician for whom a New York City convention center is named |
| 45% | OHIO | 4 | State whose largest city is Columbus |
| 45% | HESSE | 5 | State whose largest city is Frankfurt |
| 44% | ORE | 3 | State whose largest city is Portland: Abbr. |
| 44% | ALA | 3 | State whose largest city is Birmingham: Abbr. |
| 43% | TEDY | 4 | Former New England Patriot Bruschi whose name is a bear to pronounce? |
| 42% | GOA | 3 | Indian state whose largest city is Vasco da Gama |
| 42% | SERBIA | 6 | Country whose largest airport is named for Nikola Tesla |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | State that was named for a river |
| 42% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Whiskey-based drink named for a New York City borough |
| 42% | LGA | 3 | Queens airport named for a New York City mayor (Abbr.) |
| 42% | OHIO | 4 | State whose largest cities are linked by the so-called 3-C Highway |
| 41% | TOPEKA | 6 | City whose name is Siouan for "a good place to grow potatoes" |
| 41% | TOPEKA | 6 | City whose name is Siouan for "a good place to dig potatoes" |
| 41% | NINEWEST | 8 | Fashionable shoe brand named for a New York City address (2 wds.) |
| 41% | GARFIELD | 8 | James A. ___, 20th President of the United States after whom a city in New Jersey is named |
| 41% | BROOKLYNDECKER | 14 | "Grace and Frankie" actress whose first name is also a place in New York City (2 wds.) |
| 40% | DUKEOFYORK | 10 | Whom a state was named for |
| 39% | WEIMAR | 6 | German state that a dog is named for |
| 39% | OKLAHOMA | 8 | State whose name is the title of a classic Broadway musical |
| 39% | CONSTANTINE | 11 | Whom Turkey's largest city was once named for |
| 39% | OTTAWAS | 7 | First Nations people for whom a city is named |
| 39% | CINCINNATUS | 11 | Roman statesman for whom a Midwest city was named |
| 39% | OTTAWAS | 7 | Anishinaabe people for whom a Canadian city was named |
| 39% | PLANO | 5 | City whose name is Spanish for "flat" |
| 39% | NICAEA | 6 | City for which a creed is named |
| 38% | ORONOMAINE | 10 | New England town named for a Penobscot chief |
| 38% | FRESNO | 6 | City whose name is Spanish for "ash tree" |