| 100% | XXXXXXXX | 8 | 10 seconds for a 100-yard dash, in track lingo |
| 53% | EVENTIME | 8 | Exactly 10 seconds, for the 100-yard dash |
| 43% | NOONE | 5 | Who has finished a 100-meter dash in under nine seconds |
| 37% | NETBALL | 7 | Reason for a second serve, in tennis |
| 37% | SANTANA | 7 | Starting in 1999, rock band with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 42 consecutive weeks |
| 37% | BRB | 3 | "Stepping away for a second," in a text |
| 36% | RIHANNA | 7 | Starting in 2010, R&B singer with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 46 consecutive weeks |
| 36% | DUG | 3 | Explored for a hidden treasure in the yard, say |
| 36% | KATYPERRY | 9 | Starting in 2010, pop singer with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 69 consecutive weeks: 2 wds. |
| 35% | GODEEP | 6 | Try for a long pass, in football lingo |
| 35% | FLOWERBED | 9 | Area in a yard for planting |
| 35% | ACEOFBASE | 9 | Starting in 1993, Swedish pop band with a song in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 for 48 consecutive weeks: 3 wds. |
| 35% | SEMI | 4 | Second-to-last round in a tournament, for short |
| 35% | SEMI | 4 | Second-to-last match in a tournament, for short |
| 35% | RACE | 4 | 100-yard dash, for example |
| 35% | RACE | 4 | 100-yard dash, for one |
| 35% | WORLDRECORD | 11 | 9.58 seconds, for the men's 100-meter dash |
| 34% | AUTO | 4 | Workers in Detroit make a dash for it |
| 34% | YRS | 3 | There are 100 in a century, for short |
| 34% | TEMP | 4 | Number in a 10-day forecast, for short |
| 34% | PRINTOUTS | 9 | *Defeat in a 100-meter dash, say |
| 34% | GARDEN | 6 | Area in a yard for growing fruits and vegetables |
| 34% | BRB | 3 | "I need to step away from the conversation for a second," in a text |
| 33% | THEQUEUE | 8 | Nickname for a 10-mile line of people that made headlines in Sept. 2022 |
| 33% | REPECHAGE | 9 | Second opportunity for advancement in a competition, akin to a losers bracket |
| 33% | RAN | 3 | Took part in a 100-meter dash |
| 33% | EVELYNASHFORD | 13 | The first track and field athlete to run 100 meters under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games and who has won a total of 5 Olympic medals: 2 wds. |
| 33% | GAY | 3 | What the second letter in a certain multiletter initialism stands for |
| 31% | RAPGOD | 6 | Eminem track with the Guinness World Record for "most words in a hit single" |
| 31% | APLUS | 5 | Grade given for a 100% |