| 100% | TOS | 3 | Breaks in an N.B.A. game, for short |
| 59% | REB | 3 | Center's stat in an N.B.A. game: Abbr. |
| 55% | THUNDERCOLLAPSE | 15 | Fourth-quarter meltdown at an N.B.A. game in Oklahoma City? |
| 54% | REF | 3 | Umpire in a game, for short |
| 53% | EIGHTYTWO | 9 | Number of games in an N.B.A. season |
| 52% | TEMP | 4 | Person who works in an office for a short time |
| 52% | UMP | 3 | Call maker in a game, for short |
| 52% | UMP | 3 | Strike caller in a game, for short |
| 51% | REF | 3 | One of three in an NBA game, for short |
| 48% | ASSN | 4 | The "A" in N.B.A, for short |
| 48% | FLAGRANTFOUL | 12 | Reason for an ejection in the N.B.A. |
| 48% | UMP | 3 | Official in a baseball game, for short |
| 48% | REFS | 4 | Officials in a soccer game, for short |
| 46% | PLAT | 4 | A rank in video games and short for platinum |
| 46% | REF | 3 | Official who examines a game, for short |
| 46% | UMP | 3 | Person of authority in a game of baseball, for short |
| 46% | SUBS | 4 | Extra players on the bench in a game, for short |
| 46% | PITSTOP | 7 | Break in a race for refuelling |
| 45% | MIL | 3 | Prize in a popular game show, for short |
| 44% | UMP | 3 | "Foul!" crier in a baseball game, for short |
| 44% | DEPT | 4 | Section or division in an office, for short |
| 44% | TYPO | 4 | Sometimes embarrassing error in an email, for short |
| 44% | BCC | 3 | Secretly include in an email conversation, for short |
| 44% | ACL | 3 | Knee part studied in an MRI, for short |
| 44% | TIMEOUT | 7 | Break in the action during a game (Hyph.) |
| 44% | CCS | 3 | Includes in an email, for short |
| 44% | SUBJ | 4 | Header in an email, for short |
| 44% | EMT | 3 | Person in an ambulance, for short |
| 44% | CIG | 3 | Item in an ashtray, for short |
| 44% | AMT | 3 | Figure in an invoice, for short |