| 100% | SCORED | 6 | Got a goal, put the ball in the back of the net |
| 62% | SCORED | 6 | Put one in the back of the net, say |
| 54% | PUNT | 4 | Get rid of the ball, in a way |
| 51% | SCORE | 5 | Get the ball in the net |
| 50% | OPERA | 5 | Peter Benchley described it as "where a guy gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings" |
| 49% | GURGLE | 6 | Make a baby-like noise in the back of the throat |
| 49% | INDEXED | 7 | Listed in the back of a book |
| 49% | INC | 3 | Abbr. in the back of a bus. |
| 49% | INDEX | 5 | Handy list in the back of a book |
| 49% | VENT | 4 | Opening in the back of a suit jacket |
| 49% | TRUNK | 5 | Storage compartment in the back of a car |
| 49% | INDEX | 5 | Listing in the back of a nonfiction book |
| 48% | LOAD | 4 | Amount in the back of a pickup, e.g. |
| 48% | CLASSIFIEDAD | 12 | Small paid item in the back of a newspaper |
| 48% | STAB | 4 | Put a knife in the back, say |
| 48% | TAG | 3 | Annoyance in the back of a T-shirt or bra |
| 47% | ARBITRATE | 9 | Get in the middle of, in a way |
| 47% | LOAD | 4 | Put in the trunk of a car, for example |
| 46% | TAMPABAY | 8 | Team that has a tankful of rays in the back of its ballpark |
| 46% | CUE | 3 | Long tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 46% | LEG | 3 | Limb with which you would kick the ball in a game of soccer |
| 46% | CUE | 3 | Long, tapered rod used to strike a ball in the game of snooker |
| 46% | EGOS | 4 | They can get in the way of a deal |
| 46% | EGO | 3 | One may get in the way of a collaboration |
| 46% | BOWL | 4 | Get the ball rolling, in a way |
| 46% | ACEDOUT | 7 | Got the better of, in a contest |
| 45% | HOLDER | 6 | One kneeling with the ball in a field goal attempt |
| 45% | ANTE | 4 | It's usually put in the middle of a table |
| 45% | LOUDSPEAKER | 11 | One may be put in the corner of a classroom |
| 45% | SWIMUPBAR | 9 | Place for getting drinks in the middle of a pool |