| 100% | BRICOLE | 7 | Billiards shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball before touching another ball |
| 51% | SCREW | 5 | Billiards shot in which the cue ball is hit below its centre causing it to recoil after hitting the object ball |
| 50% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue is held nearly vertically to make the cue ball swerve round a ball obstructing a clear shot on the object ball |
| 50% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue ball swerves around a ball to obstruct a clear shot on the object ball |
| 35% | SIDE | 4 | In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 29% | NUTMEGS | 7 | Soccer moves in which the ball is kicked or dribbled through the defender's legs (named after a certain spice) |
| 29% | BACKPASS | 8 | (Prohibited) soccer maneuver in which a goalie handles the ball after receiving it from a teammate |
| 29% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 28% | CHUNK | 5 | Missed golf shot in which the player takes a big divot from behind the tee |
| 27% | INSTEP | 6 | Soccer kick in which the top of the foot touches the ball |
| 26% | CUE | 3 | What a billiards player strikes the ball with |
| 26% | HITITFAT | 8 | Strike turf before the ball, in golf |
| 26% | CENTIPEDE | 9 | 1981 arcade game in which the player shoots bugs in a field of mushrooms |
| 26% | SHOTPUT | 7 | Track and field event in which the athlete hurls a metal ball: 2 wds. |
| 26% | HEARTS | 6 | Card game in which a player might shoot the moon |
| 26% | SPOT | 4 | In billiards, the white ball distinguished from the plain ball by a mark |
| 25% | PUT | 3 | Shot ___ ball, object used in a track and field event |
| 25% | LOB | 3 | Shot where a tennis ball is hit high in the air |
| 25% | RETURN | 6 | Hit the ball back after a serve in tennis |
| 24% | VOLLEY | 6 | Tennis shot where a player hits the ball before it can bounce off the ground |
| 24% | BYE | 3 | In cricket, a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman |
| 24% | SKEET | 5 | Sport in which a shotgun is used to shoot at clay targets thrown into the air |
| 24% | RECUT | 5 | Like the 1997 Special Edition of “Star Wars: A New Hope,” in which Greedo shoots first |
| 24% | TURNOVERONDOWNS | 15 | Giving up the ball after a fake punt, say, in football lingo |
| 24% | CUE | 3 | Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 24% | CUE | 3 | Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 24% | LEG | 3 | Limb with which you would kick the ball in a game of soccer |
| 24% | BASKETBALL | 10 | A sport in which two teams attempt to score the most points by throwing a round object into a hoop |
| 24% | CLUBHEAD | 8 | Part of a driver that strikes the golf ball |
| 24% | OURTOWN | 7 | Play in which the Stage Manager is a character |