| 100% | TIEBREAK | 8 | In tennis, a method of deciding the result of a game drawn at six-all |
| 46% | CLOSED | 6 | Came in to pitch at the end of a game |
| 44% | ANTE | 4 | Money put in at the beginning of a card game |
| 44% | SERVE | 5 | The starting hit in a game of tennis |
| 44% | SETPOINT | 8 | In tennis, the last one to win a group of games |
| 41% | ZERO | 4 | Number of games won by the losing player in a "bagel" set, in tennis |
| 41% | HALFTIME | 8 | A break in the middle of a game |
| 40% | NOARMDONE | 9 | Result of a slow night at the tattoo parlor? |
| 40% | GOTUP | 5 | "I ___ at six in the morning" (was no more in a state of slumber): 2 wds. |
| 40% | MINIMAP | 7 | Inset in the corner of a game screen |
| 39% | SCORELINE | 9 | Figures of interest at the end of a game? |
| 39% | NOTIT | 5 | Shout at the start of a game of tag |
| 39% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Said at the end of a game of chess |
| 39% | IMIT | 4 | Cry at the start of a game of tag |
| 39% | TIE | 3 | 1-1, at the end of a game, say |
| 39% | STUBBED | 7 | Like an injured toe, often as a result of wandering to the washroom at three in the morning |
| 39% | PEEL | 4 | Result of a day at the beach? |
| 39% | FATLIP | 6 | Result of a punch in the mouth |
| 39% | SHINER | 6 | Result of a sock in the eye |
| 39% | QUOITS | 6 | Game in which rings of metal or rope are tossed at a stake in the ground |
| 39% | CHECKMATE | 9 | Winning move at the end of a game of chess |
| 39% | NOTIT | 5 | Cry heard at the start of a game of tag |
| 39% | RED | 3 | Color of half the pieces in a game of checkers |
| 39% | MANHATTAN | 9 | Result of wearing a fedora at the beach? |
| 39% | FAMINE | 6 | Result of a failure in the monsoons, perhaps |
| 39% | CROUPIER | 8 | The person in charge of a gaming table |
| 38% | SIXTEEN | 7 | Number of pawns at the start of a game of chess |
| 38% | SCATTER | 7 | What players do at the start of a game of tag |
| 38% | MORENDO | 7 | In music, a gradual decrescendo at the end of a cadence |
| 38% | PENALTY | 7 | Result of a foul in the box, in soccer |