| 100% | SWIT | 4 | Cagney player in the "Cagney & Lacey" pilot film |
| 53% | DAMON | 5 | Pickpocket player in the ''Ocean's'' films |
| 50% | UMA | 3 | Player of The Bride in "Kill Bill" films, familiarly |
| 47% | RAF | 3 | “A Yank in the ___” (1941 film about an American war pilot) |
| 46% | ATARI | 5 | Maker of many of the games featured in the film "Ready Player One" |
| 45% | MATTDAMON | 9 | Actor who plays rugby player Francois Pienaar in the 2009 film "Invictus" (2 wds.) |
| 45% | POE | 3 | ___ Dameron, fighter pilot for the Resistance in "Star Wars" films |
| 44% | PRO | 3 | Player in the majors |
| 44% | PROS | 4 | Players in the majors |
| 44% | LEBRON | 6 | ___ James, NBA player who gave his voice to the fictional character Gwangi in the film "Smallfoot" |
| 44% | PRO | 3 | Player in the big leagues |
| 44% | ALLSTAR | 7 | Player in the "Midsummer Classic" |
| 44% | CDROMS | 6 | Players in the computer business |
| 44% | PROS | 4 | Players in the major leagues |
| 43% | AMRITRAJ | 8 | Vijay —, Indian tennis player who acted in the films Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and Octopussy |
| 43% | XXXXX | 5 | Player in the Lone Star Series |
| 43% | ORIOLE | 6 | Player in the A.L. East |
| 43% | LYLEWAGGONER | 12 | Actor who first played Steve Trevor, the pilot played by Chris Pine in the new "Wonder Woman" films (2 wds.) |
| 42% | SABRE | 5 | Player in the NHL's Atlantic Division |
| 42% | ASTROS | 6 | Players in the first domed MLB stadium |
| 42% | PITCHER | 7 | Baseball player in the jug |
| 42% | HEAVYWEIGHT | 11 | Serious player in the ring |
| 42% | PHONO | 5 | Singles player in the 1950s |
| 42% | MINUTEBOL | 9 | Shortest player in the NBA? |
| 42% | PROSPECT | 8 | Promising player in the minors |
| 42% | GUSGRISSOM | 10 | USAF test pilot portrayed by Fred Ward in 1983 film drama The Right Stuff |
| 42% | ONEAL | 5 | Shaquille —, US NBA player who played the title role in films Steel and Kazaam |
| 42% | CHEWBACCA | 9 | Han Solo's co-pilot in the Star Wars films |
| 42% | LAKER | 5 | Player in the newly named Crypto.com Arena |
| 42% | GARY | 4 | Player in the World Golf Hall of Fame |