| 100% | SCORELINE | 9 | Figures of interest at the end of a game? |
| 70% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 70% | TIE | 3 | 1-1, at the end of a game, say |
| 69% | CLOSED | 6 | Came in to pitch at the end of a game |
| 69% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Winning move at the end of a game of chess |
| 69% | CABFARE | 7 | Figure calculated at the end of a ride |
| 68% | IRESIGN | 7 | Declaration at the end of a chess game |
| 66% | FALLS | 5 | What a Jenga tower does at the end of the game |
| 66% | OUTRO | 5 | Closing sequence at the end of a film or video game |
| 66% | HEATEXHAUSTION | 14 | What Miami players experience at the end of a triple overtime game? |
| 66% | HAILMARY | 8 | Long, desperate pass at the end of a football game: 2 wds. |
| 65% | HORN | 4 | Sound heard at the end of a period during basketball or hockey games |
| 65% | NOTIMETOSPARE | 13 | Comment when you need a serious comeback at the end of a bowling game? |
| 64% | SANTA | 5 | ___ Claus, beloved Christmas figure who makes a special appearance at the end of a Thanksgiving parade |
| 60% | APOCOPE | 7 | Loss of sounds at the end of a word |
| 60% | POT | 3 | Container of gold at the end of a rainbow |
| 59% | PIN | 3 | One of ten at the end of a bowling lane |
| 59% | OBO | 3 | Letters of negotiation at the end of a Craigslist posting |
| 59% | CREDITS | 7 | Long list of names at the end of a film |
| 59% | MORAL | 5 | A lesson at the end of a fable |
| 59% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of pawns at the start of a game of chess |
| 59% | APPENDIX | 8 | The supplementary material at the end of a book |
| 59% | BAYONET | 7 | A blade found at the end of a rifle |
| 59% | YET | 3 | Word of foreshadowing, at the end of a sentence |
| 59% | ARMREST | 7 | At the end of a sofa, to lean on |
| 59% | TIE | 3 | Equal at the end of the game |
| 59% | OLE | 3 | Cheer at the end of a dance |
| 59% | ETAL | 4 | Abbr. at the end of a list |
| 59% | FOOTNOTE | 8 | Annotation at the end of a page |
| 59% | QED | 3 | Abbr. at the end of a proof |