| 100% | LEN | 3 | ___ Dawson, NFLer who once hosted "Inside the NFL" |
| 56% | LEN | 3 | Former "Inside the NFL" host Dawson |
| 49% | JOE | 3 | Baseball player Garagiola who once hosted "To Tell the Truth" |
| 47% | OAHU | 4 | Hawaiian island that once hosted the NFL Pro Bowl |
| 45% | PAAR | 4 | Jack who once hosted "The Tonight Show" |
| 42% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Former NFL quarterback who hosted the 2017 ESPY Awards ceremony (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LEN | 3 | ___ Dawson, NFL player who had his number officially retired by the Kansas City Chiefs |
| 41% | TRAVISKELCE | 11 | NFL tight end who hosts the game show "Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?": 2 wds. |
| 40% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who once hosted "Jeopardy!" |
| 39% | MOHR | 4 | Jay who once hosted "Last Comic Standing" |
| 39% | MICHAELSTRAHAN | 14 | Former NFL defensive end who hosts the current revival of "The $100,000 Pyramid": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MCCAIN | 6 | Presidential candidate who once hosted "Saturday Night Live" |
| 39% | HEIDIKLUM | 9 | A German model who once hosted Project Runway |
| 39% | ALEX | 4 | Trebek who once hosted this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | CARL | 4 | Astronomer Sagan who once hosted TV's "Cosmos" |
| 38% | AHMADRASHAD | 11 | Former NFL wide receiver who hosted the game show "Tug of Words" from 2021-2022: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NYGIANT | 7 | NFLer who plays at the Meadowlands |
| 38% | TESH | 4 | New age pianist John who once hosted "Entertainment Tonight" |
| 38% | TESH | 4 | New Age musician John who once hosted "Entertainment Tonight" |
| 38% | ARLEEN | 6 | Actress Sorkin who once hosted “America’s Funniest People” |
| 38% | TYRA | 4 | Supermodel ___ Banks who once hosted "America's Got Talent" |
| 38% | NEE | 3 | "... who once had the last name ..." |
| 37% | NESSEN | 6 | White House press secretary who once hosted "Saturday Night Live" |
| 37% | BING | 4 | Rudolf who once headed the Met |
| 37% | GUESTS | 6 | Whom the host hosts |
| 36% | SHERRI | 6 | Shepherd who once co-hosted "The View" |
| 36% | ANNE | 4 | Actress Hathaway who once cohosted the Oscars |
| 36% | LOU | 3 | Bodybuilder Ferrigno who once played the Hulk |
| 36% | LOU | 3 | Actor Ferrigno who once played the Hulk |
| 36% | MARIAHINOJOSA | 13 | "Once I Was You" writer who hosts the podcast "Latino USA" (2 wds.) |