| 100% | BIGTEN | 6 | Conference that, oddly, has fourteen members |
| 92% | TEN | 3 | Big ___ Conference that, oddly, has fourteen members |
| 77% | BIGTEN | 6 | College athletic conference that currently has fourteen members, paradoxically |
| 60% | TEN | 3 | The Big ___ (NCAA conference that has 14 members) |
| 60% | BIG | 3 | The ___ Ten (NCAA conference that has 14 members) |
| 53% | TEN | 3 | The Big ___ (NCAA conference that actually has 14 members) |
| 43% | PAC | 3 | ___-12 Conference (athletic group that currently has only two members) |
| 42% | CELLO | 5 | Member of the violin family that has four strings |
| 40% | SEC | 3 | Collegiate conference that added Oklahoma and Texas as members starting in July 2024: Abbr. |
| 40% | OUI | 3 | Porn rag that had a different name in France, oddly |
| 39% | LALAW | 5 | Series that had nine cast members nominated for Emmys in 1989 |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Big ___ (NCAA conference that actually has 14 teams) |
| 39% | TEN | 3 | Big ___ (NCAA conference that actually has 18 teams) |
| 38% | SNL | 3 | Sketch comedy show that has had 167 cast members to date: Abbr. |
| 38% | EUR | 3 | Union that no longer has U.K. as a member, for short |
| 37% | NATO | 4 | Grp. that has added 12 members since the end of the Cold War |
| 37% | ABBA | 4 | Swedish pop band that has the first letter of each member on its name |
| 36% | LED | 3 | *"Each family member had crafted heartfelt clues that ___ to cherished memories and surprises hidden..." |
| 36% | CHESSCLUB | 9 | Extracurricular school group that typically has brainy members: 2 wds. |
| 36% | REALSALTLAKE | 12 | MLS team based in Utah that is a member of MLS Western Conference: 3 wds. |
| 36% | DKE | 3 | Fraternity founded at Yale in 1844 that had both President Bush's as members (abbr.) |
| 36% | NINEINCHNAILS | 13 | "The Hand That Feeds" rock band that had just one member until 2016 (3 wds.) |
| 35% | LUXEMBOURG | 10 | European country and founding member of NATO that, according to its constitution, has no official language |
| 35% | SIDEBAR | 7 | Conference that excludes the jury |
| 35% | OPEC | 4 | Org. that has more members in Africa than in the Mideast |
| 34% | BLACK | 5 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Sirius and Regulus |
| 34% | MALFOY | 6 | Surname for a wizarding family in the "Harry Potter" series that has members like Draco and Lucius |
| 34% | BLACKPINK | 9 | Four member K-Pop girl group that has collaborated with Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, and Lady Gaga |
| 34% | BRICKS | 6 | Items that have been produced by the billions by this Danish National Toy Hall of Fame member |
| 34% | TEAMS | 5 | Conference members |