| 100% | WHACKJORDAN | 11 | Actor's order to sock an N.B.A. legend? |
| 43% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A. legend Julius Erving, to fans |
| 41% | KOBE | 4 | N.B.A. legend who plans to retire after this season |
| 39% | PROMPT | 6 | Throw a line to an actor |
| 39% | FASTFOODCHAOS | 13 | Mayhem that ensues when one tries to order a Big Mac at an Arby's? |
| 38% | WONG | 4 | Actor B. D. of "Law & Order: S.V.U." |
| 38% | SEDAN | 5 | Order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 38% | WORSE | 5 | Like a B+, compared to an A- |
| 38% | REGRADE | 7 | Change a B to an A, say |
| 38% | PROMPT | 6 | Give a line to an actor on stage |
| 38% | MISCAST | 7 | Give an unsuitable role to a particular actor |
| 38% | SCRIP | 5 | Doc's order to a pharmacist |
| 37% | AUDITION | 8 | An actor goes to one to try to get a role |
| 37% | LINES | 5 | What an actor has to memorize for a role |
| 37% | ENTER | 5 | Stage direction for an actor to join a scene |
| 37% | MEATY | 5 | Like a substantial and complicated role, to an actor |
| 37% | DRJ | 3 | N.B.A.'s Erving, to fans |
| 37% | RUSS | 4 | N.B.A.'s Westbrook, to fans |
| 37% | MICHAELAMMAN | 12 | A capital N.B.A. legend? |
| 37% | HISS | 4 | Sound neither an actor nor a hiker wants to hear |
| 37% | EARL | 4 | N.B.A. legend Monroe with a signature spin move |
| 37% | ANDES | 5 | Another order for a "D, E, A, N, S" list? |
| 36% | REST | 4 | Doctor's order to many a weekend warrior |
| 36% | LEG | 3 | "Break a ___!" (what you say to an actor rather than "good luck") |
| 35% | ICET | 4 | “Law & Order: S.V.U.” actor whose name sounds like a beverage |
| 35% | GIMMEFIFE | 9 | Military band director's order to hand over an instrument? |
| 35% | STEPH | 5 | The N.B.A.'s Curry, to fans |
| 35% | BIGE | 4 | The N.B.A.'s Elvin Hayes, to fans |
| 35% | DRJ | 3 | The N.B.A.’s Julius Erving, to fans |
| 34% | ONEAL | 5 | N.B.A. legend Shaquille |