| 100% | GROUPS | 6 | A through H, for the World Cup |
| 57% | SHIN | 4 | Spot for a guard at the World Cup |
| 54% | RFK | 3 | DC venue for the '94 World Cup |
| 53% | LOGO | 4 | A panda, for the World Wildlife Fund |
| 51% | WILDLIFE | 8 | The World __ Fund has a panda for its logo |
| 51% | MENTAL | 6 | Type of calculation Tomohiro Iseda won the world cup for in 2018 |
| 49% | ASIA | 4 | Setting for the FIFA World Cups of 2002 and 2022 |
| 49% | RIO | 3 | 1950 World Cup host, with a stadium for 180,000+ people |
| 48% | HOSTS | 5 | China, for the 2022 Olympics, and Qatar, for the 2022 World Cup |
| 48% | DHONI | 5 | MS —, 2011 Cricket World Cup Final Man of the Match for India |
| 48% | CSI | 3 | Most-watched TV drama in the world for a record six years |
| 47% | OAR | 3 | Tool for propelling a boat through the water |
| 47% | OAR | 3 | Tool for propelling a scull through the water |
| 47% | KETTLE | 6 | It heats the water for a cup of tea |
| 46% | ELAL | 4 | It holds the world record for most passengers on a commercial airliner [1,088] |
| 46% | OLE | 3 | Cheer for 39a at the World Cup, say |
| 46% | NEONDEION | 9 | Nickname for the only man to play in a Super Bowl and a World Series |
| 46% | WAR | 3 | "___ of the Worlds," 2005 movie about a dockworker surviving aliens who abduct humans for resources |
| 45% | LEES | 4 | ___ Ferry (starting point for a raft trip through the Grand Canyon) |
| 45% | MCPHEE | 6 | John who won a Pulitzer for “Annals of the Former World” |
| 45% | OLE | 3 | Spanish cheer heard at the World Cup |
| 45% | OLE | 3 | Spaniard's cheer at the World Cup |
| 45% | NIL | 3 | It means nothing in the World Cup |
| 45% | KIA | 3 | Car company that sponsors the World Cup |
| 45% | JAPAN | 5 | Women's World Cup team that had a rivalry with the U.S. during the 2010s |
| 45% | OLE | 3 | "Bravo!" at the World Cup |
| 45% | ALOUD | 5 | For the world to hear |
| 45% | MCPHEE | 6 | Writer John who won a Pulitzer for "Annals of the Former World" |
| 44% | HALF | 4 | 45 minutes, in the World Cup |
| 44% | FIFA | 4 | Org. that oversees the World Cup |