| 100% | THIRD | 5 | Base between second and home |
| 59% | NINETY | 6 | Number of feet between home and first base |
| 53% | SHORT | 5 | Position between second and third, informally |
| 53% | SHORTSTOP | 9 | *Infielder typically between second and third |
| 49% | INFIELDGOAL | 11 | Covering first, second and third base? |
| 45% | PTA | 3 | Connection between home and school (abbr.) |
| 45% | PTA | 3 | Link between home and school, briefly |
| 44% | MEZZANINE | 9 | Floor between first and second |
| 43% | LYNNE | 5 | Second lady between Tipper and Jill |
| 43% | TENDERFOOT | 10 | Rank between Scout and Second Class |
| 43% | NARROWGAP | 9 | What's between first place and a close second |
| 42% | BASES | 5 | First, second, third and home |
| 42% | DADO | 4 | Part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice |
| 42% | SANDWICH | 8 | Food with bread as the base and meat in between |
| 42% | STEM | 4 | Part of a wineglass between the base and the bowl |
| 42% | BASES | 5 | Home, first, second and third for the Yankees |
| 41% | OUTFIELD | 8 | Area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting first, second and third bases |
| 41% | SANANTONIO | 10 | Second most populous city in Texas; home of Fort Sam Houston army base |
| 39% | FLIPFLOP | 8 | Plastic or rubber sandal with a thong between the big and second toe |
| 39% | WARPAINT | 8 | *2017 Broadway musical based on the rivalry between Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein |
| 39% | SHE | 3 | Pronoun that can be spelled with a slash between the first and second letters |
| 38% | MIKETROUT | 9 | Youngest MLB player to record 100 career home runs and 100 career stolen bases |
| 38% | MATT | 4 | Creator of Bart and Homer |
| 38% | NED | 3 | Neighbor of Marge and Homer |
| 38% | MATT | 4 | Son of Marge and Homer |
| 38% | XXX | 3 | Neighbor of Marge and Homer |
| 38% | BART | 4 | Son of Marge and Homer |
| 38% | UNITS | 5 | Second and fifth |
| 38% | NETS | 4 | NBA team that has had its home base in New Jersey, Long Island, and Brooklyn |
| 37% | REDRAFTS | 8 | Second and third versions |