| 100% | TOLEDO | 6 | With 2-Down, the oldest sister city in the U.S. |
| 64% | SANTAFE | 7 | Oldest capital city in the U.S. |
| 58% | CHAMPAIGN | 9 | City in Illinois, US, home to the University of Illinois with sister city Urbana |
| 58% | JULIA | 5 | With 2-Down, chef who helped popularize chicken cordon bleu in the U.S. |
| 57% | OHIO | 4 | State with four of the 100 largest cities in the US |
| 56% | NEWMEXICO | 9 | U.S. state with the oldest capital city |
| 55% | OMAHA | 5 | The most populous city in the US with a five-letter name |
| 55% | ALDI | 4 | German-based supermarket with about 2,500 stores in the U.S. |
| 54% | XENIA | 5 | Ohio city that's the largest in the U.S. that starts with its letter |
| 53% | NYC | 3 | The most populous city in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 53% | CAIRO | 5 | City with the oldest metro system in Africa |
| 52% | RPI | 3 | Oldest tech school in the U.S. |
| 52% | NEWAMSTERDAM | 12 | NBC medical drama set in one of the oldest public hospitals in the US: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LUCY | 4 | ___ the Elephant, oldest-surviving U.S. roadside attraction in Margate City, New Jersey |
| 50% | JOHNMELLENCAMP | 14 | "Jack & Diane" singer who had a hit in 1986 with "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.": 2 wds. |
| 50% | GRANDRAPIDS | 11 | City in Michigan, US, associated with the furniture manufacturing industry |
| 50% | MILEY | 5 | With 4-Down, “Party in the U.S.A.” singer |
| 50% | NYC | 3 | Most populous city in the U.S.: Abbr. |
| 50% | PEARL | 5 | With 4 Down, site of the attack that on today's date in 1941 lead to the US entering WWII |
| 50% | OXNARD | 6 | US city in California associated with the strawberry industry |
| 50% | VEGAS | 5 | Most popular wedding city in the U.S., familiarly |
| 50% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | Oklahoma City Thunder player with three triple-doubles in the NBA's 2012-2013 regular season: 2 wds. |
| 49% | YORK | 4 | City in England with a New one in the US |
| 49% | RPI | 3 | Oldest tech sch. in the U.S., founded in 1824 |
| 49% | DEEDEE | 6 | Dexter's older sister who loves ballet in the animated TV series, "Dexter's Laboratory": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MEMORIALDAY | 11 | Federal holiday in the U.S. in honor of the people who laid down their lives while serving in the armed forces: 2 wds. |
| 49% | AMARILLO | 8 | City in NW Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry |
| 49% | AMARILLO | 8 | City in northwest Texas, US, formerly associated with the helium industry |
| 49% | OXNARD | 6 | City in Ventura County, California, US, associated with the strawberry industry |
| 49% | AMARILLO | 8 | US city in NW Texas formerly associated with the helium industry |