| 100% | FAN | 3 | Admirer or supporter, as with sports |
| 50% | NUT | 3 | A fanatic, as with sports |
| 45% | CAR | 3 | Word with sports or squad |
| 45% | BRA | 3 | Word with sports or training |
| 45% | TEAM | 4 | Word with sport or spirit |
| 44% | PELT | 4 | Attack, as with eggs or snowballs |
| 44% | PELT | 4 | Attack, as with stones or snowballs |
| 44% | ERUPT | 5 | Explode, as with rage or lava |
| 43% | WALK | 4 | Abandon, as with a job or commitment |
| 43% | BRAS | 4 | Supporters with or without straps |
| 43% | REACT | 5 | Respond, as with a laugh or a grimace |
| 42% | SORE | 4 | Word with spot or sport |
| 41% | QUALITYTIME | 11 | Period of undivided attention, as with a spouse or child |
| 41% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport with terms such as beamer and googly |
| 41% | TEASE | 5 | Mess with, as hair or siblings |
| 40% | FAN | 3 | An ardent admirer or enthusiast, as some celebs have |
| 40% | TENNIS | 6 | Sport that can be played as singles or doubles |
| 40% | MADEOF | 6 | Built with, as straw, sticks or bricks |
| 40% | SESSION | 7 | Meeting, as with a therapist ... or a word that means "repetitive training" |
| 39% | REPS | 4 | Visibly supports, as a university or sports team |
| 39% | ANY | 3 | "___ Given Sunday," sports film where Al Pacino inspires his team with the words, "Either we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals." |
| 39% | WRACK | 5 | Seaweeds with varieties such as ‘serrated’ or ‘bladder’ |
| 39% | FENCING | 7 | The art or sport of fighting with swords |
| 39% | BALL | 4 | Ending to many sports names, as "Basket-" or "Foot-" |
| 38% | ESTATES | 7 | Properties with land, such as a wine or housing __ |
| 38% | HONEYGLAZED | 11 | Cooked with a sweet sauce, as carrots or ham |
| 38% | KINGDOM | 7 | State or government with a royal as its head |
| 38% | RANKED | 6 | Classified, or placed in order as in a sport |
| 38% | BOXING | 6 | The sport or act of fighting with the fists |
| 38% | DOUR | 4 | Gloomy or sullen, as with a look |