| 100% | WEWON | 5 | "We played very well and so ___." (were victorious): 2 wds. |
| 41% | ANOSE | 5 | Win by ___ (barely be victorious): 2 wds. |
| 40% | LAWYERS | 7 | Players who know the rules very well and say so |
| 40% | HOLEINONE | 9 | The best score one can get in golf, also called ace, and is a very rare occurrence: 3 wds. |
| 40% | AROLL | 5 | On ___ (doing very well): 2 wds. |
| 39% | DOA | 3 | ___ bang-up job (perform very well): 2 wds. |
| 38% | JUSTINHARTLEY | 13 | "The Young and the Restless" actor who plays Kevin Pearson on "This Is Us": 2 wds. |
| 38% | TYPEA | 5 | Very driven and competitive: 2 wds. |
| 38% | TOMSTOPPARD | 11 | Author of the absurdist play "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead": 2 wds. |
| 38% | EASYAS | 6 | Classes that are simple to do very well in: 2 wds. |
| 38% | ALANRICKMAN | 11 | Actor who played Professor Snape and was a misunderstood character in "Harry Potter" series: 2 wds. |
| 37% | JAMESEARLJONES | 14 | "Coming 2 America" actor who won two Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Play, for "The Great White Hope" and "Fences" (3 wds.) |
| 37% | ETCETERA | 8 | And so forth (2 wds.) |
| 37% | ETCETERA | 8 | And so on (2 wds.) |
| 36% | NEWAT | 5 | "He's fairly ___ this, so be patient" ("Has just begun"): 2 wds. |
| 36% | OUTOF | 5 | We are ___ gas: 2 wds. |
| 36% | PETERSTORMARE | 13 | Actor who plays John Abruzzi and is a prominent figure at Fox River State Penitentiary in "Prison Break": 2 wds. |
| 36% | GETTOIT | 7 | "There's no time, so we better ___": 3 wds. |
| 36% | TOPHERGRACE | 11 | "Predators" actor who played Eric Forman and was cast opposite 18a in "That '70s Show": 2 wds. |
| 35% | ASTO | 4 | "If we might be so bold ___ suggest ...": 2 wds. |
| 34% | CHRISSULLIVAN | 13 | "The Knick" actor who plays Toby Damon on "This Is Us": 2 wds. |
| 34% | GOODGAME | 8 | "You played well!": 2 wds. |
| 33% | STERLINGKBROWN | 14 | "This Is Us" actor who plays Will Traeger in "The Predator" (3 wds.) |
| 33% | EPIC | 4 | "He made an ___ play and won us the game!" (something to be remembered) |
| 33% | JUSTINHARTLEY | 13 | "This Is Us" actor who plays Colter Shaw on "Tracker" (2 wds.) |
| 33% | BELLYFLOP | 9 | Very ungraceful, and potentially painful, dive: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BOMBS | 5 | Doesn't play very well |
| 33% | GABRIELLEUNION | 14 | "Deliver Us from Eva" actor who plays Eva on "Truth Be Told" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | YETTO | 5 | "The best is ___ come" (2 wds.) |
| 32% | CHRISSYMETZ | 11 | Actress who plays Kate Pearson in NBC's "This Is Us" (2 wds.) |