| 100% | YOUNG | 5 | Clayton ___, US Olympic marathon runner who has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering |
| 80% | CONNER | 6 | ___ Mantz, US Olympic marathon runner who has a degree in mechanical engineering |
| 60% | BARRY | 5 | Canyon ___, US Olympic basketball player who has a Masters in Nuclear Engineering |
| 54% | NIC | 3 | ___ Fink, US Olympic swimmer who has a Masters in Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
| 41% | BING | 4 | Kelsey ___, US Olympic field hockey player who has a mechanical engineering degree from Stanford |
| 35% | ACHIER | 6 | More sore, like someone who has run a marathon |
| 35% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who had a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 35% | NOONE | 5 | Who has won all 50 states in a U.S. presidential election? |
| 32% | DIPLO | 5 | DJ who had a hit with Where Are Ü Now in 2015 |
| 31% | MOSES | 5 | Who had a major part in the Torah? |
| 31% | THEBEACHBOYS | 12 | "Good Vibrations" group who had a hit in 1963 with "Surfin' U.S.A.": 3 wds. |
| 31% | AARON | 5 | Hank —, US baseball player who retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs |
| 31% | AARON | 5 | Hank ---, US baseball player who retired in 1976 with a total of 755 home runs |
| 31% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesiser is named |
| 31% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer born in 1934 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 31% | COE | 3 | Runner who became a baron in 2000 |
| 31% | MOOG | 4 | Robert —, US engineer who died in 2005 after whom a type of musical synthesizer is named |
| 30% | SYKES | 5 | Actress Wanda who has a voice role in "UglyDolls" |
| 30% | BOBBI | 5 | Brown who has a cosmetics range in her name |
| 30% | GAL | 3 | Actress Gadot who has a black belt in karate |
| 30% | MOSES | 5 | Person who had a major part in the Bible? |
| 30% | RAMI | 4 | Actor Malek who had a voice role in "Dolittle" |
| 30% | ASAPROCKY | 9 | Rapper who had a son with Rihanna in 2022 |
| 30% | JILLIANBELL | 11 | "Brittany Runs a Marathon" actress who plays Pepper the Elf in 31-Across (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EPPS | 4 | Omar who has a recurring role on "This Is Us" |
| 30% | ONEIL | 5 | Coach who has a "Legacy Seat" in the Royals' stadium |
| 30% | EDONEILL | 8 | “Modern Family” actor who has a black belt in jujitsu |
| 30% | DONMCLEAN | 9 | Singer who had a hit with American Pie in 1971 |
| 30% | TONIBASIL | 9 | Singer who had a global hit with Mickey in 1981 |
| 30% | ONO | 3 | Yoko who had a voice role in "Isle of Dogs" |