| 100% | SPOT | 4 | In billiards, the white ball distinguished from the plain ball by a mark |
| 47% | SIDE | 4 | In billiards, spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 42% | EVESDIARY | 9 | Mark Twain tale narrated in the first person by a noted first woman |
| 42% | CUE | 3 | What you hit the white ball with during a billiards game? |
| 41% | MASSE | 5 | Billiards stroke in which the cue ball swerves around a ball to obstruct a clear shot on the object ball |
| 39% | IDES | 4 | Day originally marked by a full moon in the early Roman calendar |
| 39% | BRICOLE | 7 | Billiards shot in which the cue ball touches a cushion after striking the object ball before touching another ball |
| 38% | DELILAH | 7 | "Hey There ___," ballad by the Plain White T's that starts with a greeting |
| 38% | BYE | 3 | In cricket, a run scored off a ball not struck by the batsman |
| 37% | NORTHSTAR | 9 | Thing located in the night sky by extending a line from circle F past circle G |
| 37% | CUE | 3 | ___ ball (white ball in a billiards set) |
| 37% | KORE | 4 | Moon also known as Jupiter XLIX discovered by a team from the University of Hawaii in 2003 |
| 37% | BAULK | 5 | In croquet, either of the two lines from which a ball is struck into play |
| 36% | GADGETMOBILE | 12 | The vehicle used by the tool-welding Inspector in the titular animated series, modeled after a Toyota Supra Mark 2 |
| 36% | IJSSELMEER | 10 | Shallow artificial lake in the Netherlands formed from the closure of the Zuiderzee by a dam in 1932 |
| 36% | ODYSSEUS | 8 | Robot that landed on the moon in February 2024, marking the first moon landing by a private company |
| 36% | CUE | 3 | ___ ball, the white ball in Snooker |
| 36% | LOVE | 4 | "Fell in ___ With a Girl," 2002 song by the White Stripes whose official video features a LEGO-style animation |
| 35% | SEXYSADIE | 9 | Girl in a Beatles song from the "White Album": 2 wds. |
| 35% | UGLY | 4 | The ___ Duckling, character from a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 35% | IBID | 4 | From the same source, in a bibliog. |
| 35% | BACKPASS | 8 | (Prohibited) soccer maneuver in which a goalie handles the ball after receiving it from a teammate |
| 35% | SNOW | 4 | The white in a whiteout |
| 35% | TANNOY | 6 | Colloquial term for a public address system taken from the name of a firm set up by Guy Fountain in 1926 |
| 35% | BEAUTY | 6 | Sleeping ___, character from a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm who is seen in the "Shrek" franchise |
| 35% | COYOTE | 6 | Canine animal represented in "Looney Tunes" by the character Wile E., with a name originating from Nahuatl |
| 35% | BINGO | 5 | Game in which the center square of a 5-by-5 grid is marked "Free" |
| 34% | CHEERS | 6 | Rallying words from fans in the stands, or a cry to mark the New Year's tradition of raising glasses |
| 34% | SUNLIGHT | 8 | Rays from the big ball in the daytime sky |
| 34% | ANTE | 4 | "Up the ____" (stake put by a player in poker) |