| 100% | BUZZER | 6 | __ beater; shot taken before the clock expires |
| 46% | OUTOFTIME | 9 | Expired, beaten by the clock |
| 42% | TRASHTALK | 9 | Shots taken before a basketball game, perhaps |
| 42% | WEWIN | 5 | Jubilant cry as the clock expires |
| 40% | PICTURES | 8 | Shots taken at the bar, perhaps |
| 39% | AIM | 3 | It's taken before a shot |
| 38% | AIM | 3 | It's often taken before a shot |
| 38% | AIM | 3 | It's usually taken before a shot |
| 38% | TRASHTALKS | 10 | Takes shots off the field? |
| 37% | GUESSED | 7 | Took a shot in the dark |
| 37% | GUESSING | 8 | Taking a shot in the dark |
| 37% | GUESS | 5 | Take a shot in the dark |
| 37% | VOLLEYS | 7 | Tennis shots played before the bounce |
| 36% | THAWS | 5 | Takes out of the freezer before cooking |
| 36% | SAYCHEESE | 9 | Words before taking a shot? |
| 36% | OATH | 4 | Pledge before taking the stand |
| 36% | NOWORNEVER | 10 | Words before taking the plunge |
| 36% | HEREGOES | 8 | Cry before taking the plunge |
| 36% | CAMERACREW | 10 | People who take the shots |
| 34% | GETOFFASHOT | 11 | Manage to heave the ball before time expires |
| 34% | RIFLEBUTTS | 10 | They're braced against the shoulder before shots |
| 34% | IMON | 4 | Words uttered before one takes the stage, maybe |
| 34% | TWOPM | 5 | Time the clock shows one hour before three in the afternoon: 2 wds. |
| 34% | HOUR | 4 | The number before the colon, on a digital clock |
| 34% | LASERTAG | 8 | Activity that involves taking a shot in the dark? |
| 33% | RACES | 5 | Tries to beat the clock |
| 33% | STUNT | 5 | "Beat the Clock" challenge |
| 33% | LOB | 3 | Tennis shot that takes a while to hit the court |
| 33% | HEREGOESNOTHING | 15 | “Well, you miss all the shots you don’t take” |
| 33% | MISSES | 6 | All the shots one doesn't take, per a saying |