| 100% | COBB | 4 | His .366 career batting average is the best in baseball history |
| 58% | COBB | 4 | His .366 lifetime batting average is the best ever |
| 51% | TYCOBB | 6 | Holder of the highest career batting average in baseball history |
| 46% | TYCOBB | 6 | Hall of Famer who has the highest career batting average in baseball history (2 wds.) |
| 38% | FIELDER | 7 | Baseball player in the side that is not batting |
| 37% | RULE | 4 | Be the best, in slang |
| 36% | SINGLE | 6 | The hit in the baseball mantra "A walk is as good as a hit" |
| 35% | TIGERWOODS | 10 | Considered one of the best in golf, he was central figure in a controversy that involved infidelity and ended in his divorce: 2 wds. |
| 34% | POLITENESSANDCIVILITY | 21 | ''__ are the best capital ever invested in business'' |
| 34% | SOSA | 4 | Former baseball player Sammy who was known for his home-run hitting skills in the '90s |
| 33% | TUX | 3 | The best man may be in it |
| 33% | RIVERA | 6 | Best saver in baseball history |
| 32% | RYANHOWARD | 10 | Baseball first baseman who played his entire MLB career with the Philadelphia Phillies, before joining teams in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 32% | JKROWLING | 9 | Author of the best-selling book series in history |
| 32% | LEADOFF | 7 | Be the first baseball player to bat: 2 wds. |
| 32% | TREBEK | 6 | His career is in "Jeopardy!" |
| 32% | STRIKES | 7 | In baseball, three of these mean the batter is out |
| 32% | HURRICANE | 9 | Katrina was the costliest one in US history |
| 32% | MONGOL | 6 | This was the second-largest empire in history |
| 32% | FATELVIS | 8 | The King, late in his career |
| 32% | ASHE | 4 | His racket is in the Smithsonian |
| 32% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | L.A. Lakers star who was named the NBA Finals MVP for the fourth time in his career in 2020 (2 wds.) |
| 31% | TYCOBB | 6 | Holder of baseball's highest career batting average (.366) |
| 31% | RBI | 3 | In baseball, the plays that allow a run to be scored |
| 31% | COBB | 4 | Ty with a .366 career batting average |
| 31% | GREGG | 5 | Popovich who is the winningest coach in NBA history |
| 31% | POTOMAC | 7 | River name meaning "where the goods are brought in" |
| 31% | LIPPI | 5 | His "Marsuppini Coronation" is in the Vatican |
| 31% | KLEE | 4 | His "Red Balloon" is in the Guggenheim |
| 31% | MANET | 5 | His "Boating" is in the Metropolitan Museum |