| 100% | PEGBOARD | 8 | Game base for solitaire or to score in cribbage |
| 38% | HOMEOPENER | 10 | Game one for season ticket holders ... or, literally, what each word in the answers to starred clues can have |
| 38% | GOAL | 4 | Score in a soccer or hockey game |
| 36% | PAR | 3 | Score to shoot for, in golf |
| 35% | OOH | 3 | Crowd's reaction at a missed chance to score in a game of soccer, say |
| 33% | ESPN | 4 | Channel for people who want to know game scores |
| 33% | WILT | 4 | First name of the only player to score 100 points in an NBA game |
| 33% | SIS | 3 | Amy, to Meg or Beth in "Little Women," for short |
| 33% | PEETA | 5 | Romantic alternative to Gale, for Katniss, in "The Hunger Games" |
| 33% | EARL | 4 | Cager Boykins who's the shortest player to score 30 points in an NBA game |
| 32% | MVP | 3 | Award for the best athlete in a game or season: Abbr. |
| 32% | PASSMARK | 8 | Score needed to succeed in a test or exam |
| 32% | NIM | 3 | Game for two in which players take turns to remove matches from several rows |
| 32% | TURN | 4 | Chance for a player to play, in a game |
| 32% | RACKUP | 6 | To score in a match; accomplish |
| 32% | NINETEEN | 8 | Impossible score in cribbage |
| 31% | WILT | 4 | ___ Chamberlain, American basketball player who is the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game |
| 31% | SLIDINGSHOT | 11 | Attempt to score in hockey? |
| 31% | SHOOT | 5 | Attempt to score in basketball |
| 31% | TRY | 3 | Attempt to score in rugby |
| 31% | RUN | 3 | Manage to score in cricket |
| 31% | HIT | 3 | Success in the game 60-Across ... or a hint to interpreting the circled squares |
| 31% | VICTOR | 6 | Winner synonym ... or role for Jennifer Lawrence in the 2012 film "The Hunger Games" |
| 31% | POINTS | 6 | Scores in game |
| 31% | CRIBBAGE | 8 | Game of cards for two to four players using a board with pegs and holes for scoring |
| 31% | ANYONES | 7 | Lead-in to guess or game |
| 31% | PRE | 3 | Lead-in to game or set |
| 31% | PRE | 3 | Lead-in to prom or game |
| 30% | OVERUNDER | 9 | Sports bet based on total points scored ... or a hint to answering four puzzle clues |