| 100% | OFFENSE | 7 | Group that's really on the ball? |
| 64% | ATEAM | 5 | Group that's not on the bench |
| 62% | CAMERACREW | 10 | Group that's on the take? |
| 60% | NRA | 3 | Group that's on the side of gun rights |
| 60% | ESPN | 4 | Channel that's always on the ball: Abbr. |
| 54% | SKICLUB | 7 | Group that meets on the slopes |
| 53% | CHOIR | 5 | Group that may follow the scores on Sunday |
| 52% | USO | 3 | Group that puts on shows for the military: Abbr. |
| 51% | BTS | 3 | Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the #1 hit "My Universe" |
| 50% | BTS | 3 | Group that collaborated with Coldplay on the 2021 #1 hit "My Universe" |
| 49% | NWA | 3 | Group that had the first hardcore rap album to reach #1 on Billboard |
| 49% | NASA | 4 | Space travel group that put a man on the moon: Abbr. |
| 48% | NCAA | 4 | Group that's the subject of "bracketology": Abbr. |
| 48% | THEBEATLES | 10 | Group that featured the bandleader character Sgt. Pepper on its 1967 concept album: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TRIO | 4 | Group that's the size of the Dixie Chicks |
| 47% | DUO | 3 | Group that's half the size of a quartet |
| 47% | TRIO | 4 | Group that's half the size of a sextet |
| 47% | PGA | 3 | Group that's big on greens, for short |
| 47% | ALERT | 5 | On the ball |
| 47% | SMART | 5 | On the ball |
| 47% | ASTUTE | 6 | On the ball |
| 47% | AWARE | 5 | On the ball |
| 47% | SHARP | 5 | On the ball |
| 47% | WITHIT | 6 | On the ball |
| 46% | NAVY | 4 | Forces group that flies one flag that carries the words "Don't Tread on Me" |
| 46% | FIRE | 4 | Earth, Wind & ___, "September" disco group that earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 46% | BTS | 3 | K-pop group that's on hiatus until 2025 |
| 46% | HAN | 3 | Chinese ethnic group that's the world's largest |
| 46% | UMPIRES | 7 | They keep their eyes on the ball |
| 46% | FIFTYFIFTY | 10 | K-pop girl group that sings "Barbie Dreams" with Kaliii on "Barbie: The Album" (2 wds.) |