| 100% | AIRBALL | 7 | Basket attempt that goes nowhere near the rim (2 wds.) |
| 40% | SUMMERSIXTEEN | 13 | 2016 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 40% | HOTLINEBLING | 12 | 2015 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 2 wds. |
| 36% | WATERBALLOON | 12 | Projectile that goes "splat": 2 wds. |
| 36% | AIRBALLS | 8 | Shots that completely miss the basket: 2 wds. |
| 36% | BACKRUB | 7 | Gentle massage near the spine: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IDO | 3 | Phrase near the end of a wedding ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IDO | 3 | Pledge heard near the end of a wedding: 2 wds. |
| 35% | IDO | 3 | Reply near the end of a marriage ceremony: 2 wds. |
| 35% | THESPHINX | 9 | Tourist site near the Great Pyramid: 2 wds. |
| 35% | LONGSHOT | 8 | Attempt that might have a one-in-a-million chance: 2 wds. |
| 33% | PANAM | 5 | US airline that went bankrupt in 1991: 2 wds. |
| 32% | AVOID | 5 | Go nowhere near |
| 32% | MYWAY | 5 | Sinatra song that begins, "And now, the end is near": 2 wds. |
| 32% | AIRBALL | 7 | Free throw that doesn't even touch the rim (2 wds.) |
| 32% | ARUT | 4 | "Stuck in ___.": 2 wds (going nowhere) |
| 32% | ARUT | 4 | "Stuck in ___": 2 wds. (going nowhere) |
| 32% | DEVIANT | 7 | Nowhere near the norm |
| 31% | GENX | 4 | Those born around the 1970s: 2 wds. |
| 31% | THETWIST | 8 | 34-Across song that went to #1 twice and launched a huge dance craze: 2 wds. |
| 31% | MYWAY | 5 | Classic Frank Sinatra song that begins, "And now, the end is near" (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LIMAPERU | 8 | South American capital city near the Pacific Ocean (2 wds.) |
| 31% | LIPGLOSS | 8 | Makeup that adds shine to the mouth: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SOLARCAR | 8 | Vehicle that is powered by the sun: 2 wds. |
| 31% | HULAHOOP | 8 | Toy that's twirled around the waist: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BESTIEVERHAD | 12 | 2009 Drake hit that went to #1 on the Billboard R&B and Rap charts: 4 wds. |
| 31% | DEADEND | 7 | Road that goes nowhere |
| 31% | DUD | 3 | Joke that goes nowhere |
| 31% | SITIN | 5 | Protest that goes nowhere? |
| 31% | LAIDIN | 6 | Scored near the rim |