| 100% | BLEEDING | 8 | __ Gums Murphy, a sax player in The Simpsons |
| 50% | ARBEE | 5 | Jazz sax player ___ Stidham, who switched to guitar after a bad car crash in the '50s |
| 49% | ORIOLE | 6 | Player in the A.L. East |
| 49% | BURGER | 6 | In The Simpsons, Krusty __ is a restaurant |
| 44% | ASTRO | 5 | M.L.B. player in the same division as a Ranger or Angel |
| 43% | HOMER | 5 | The Simpsons character who bets against Lisa in a crossword tournament |
| 42% | DEADCHEAT | 9 | Poker player in the Old West after being caught with a card up his sleeve? |
| 42% | TEAMS | 5 | Groups of players in a tourney, such as the LA Lakers |
| 41% | OPPONENT | 8 | The other player in a two-person game |
| 41% | SEEDS | 5 | The top players in a tennis tournament's bracket |
| 40% | LISA | 4 | ___ Leslie, the first player to dunk in a WNBA game |
| 40% | HEARTS | 6 | Card game in which a player might shoot the moon |
| 40% | SCRATCHY | 8 | Itchy & __, a cartoon in The Simpsons |
| 40% | PRO | 3 | Player in the majors |
| 40% | PROS | 4 | Players in the majors |
| 39% | LISA | 4 | ___ Leslie, the first player ever to dunk in a WNBA game |
| 39% | WILLIE | 6 | Groundskeeper __, janitor in The Simpsons |
| 39% | PRO | 3 | Player in the big leagues |
| 39% | ALLSTAR | 7 | Player in the "Midsummer Classic" |
| 39% | CDROMS | 6 | Players in the computer business |
| 39% | PROS | 4 | Players in the major leagues |
| 39% | SUBS | 4 | Extra players on the bench in a game, for short |
| 39% | BOUVIER | 7 | Surname of Patty and Selma in The Simpsons |
| 39% | SISTER | 6 | Marge to Patty and Selma in the Simpsons |
| 39% | SELMA | 5 | Sister of Marge and Patty in The Simpsons |
| 38% | APU | 3 | "The Simpsons" character in a green jacket |
| 38% | NED | 3 | "The Simpsons" character in a green sweater |
| 38% | XXXXX | 5 | Player in the Lone Star Series |
| 38% | SAX | 3 | Instrument played by Bleeding Gums Murphy on "The Simpsons" |
| 38% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |