| 100% | KERSEE | 6 | Jackie Joyner-___ (Olympian whose 1988 world record in the heptathlon still stands) |
| 31% | EST | 3 | Suffix in the "Guinness World Records" book |
| 31% | USAINBOLT | 9 | World record holder in the 100-meter dash: 2 wds. |
| 31% | IRENA | 5 | ___ Szewinska, only sprinter (male or female) to hold world records in the 100m, 200m and 400m events |
| 30% | ZHANG | 5 | ___ Changhong, Chinese shooter who set a world record in the 50m rifle event at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 30% | EST | 3 | Suffix seen a lot in the "Guinness World Records" book |
| 30% | PAAVONURMI | 10 | "Flying Finn" who uniquely once held simultaneous world records in the mile, 5000 m and 10,000 m (1923) |
| 30% | CAELEB | 6 | ___ Dressel, American swimmer who set new world records in swimming at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 |
| 30% | USAIN | 5 | With 31-Down, world record holder in the 100-meter dash |
| 30% | USAIN | 5 | I hold a world record in the 100, 200 and 4x100 meters relay and have my signature lightning bolt pose |
| 29% | CSI | 3 | Most-watched TV drama in the world for a record six years |
| 29% | UFO | 3 | Klaatu's vehicle in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" |
| 29% | AROUND | 6 | "___ the World in 80 Days" (film starring Jackie Chan) |
| 29% | CARL | 4 | Lewis who holds the world record in the indoor long jump |
| 28% | EXTENDED | 8 | What the E stands for in a record format EP |
| 28% | PGA | 3 | Org. whose members partake in courses from around the world? |
| 28% | OMAN | 4 | Mideast nation with its Portuguese colonial fortress still standing since the Portuguese left in 1650 |
| 28% | MARSHAPJOHNSON | 14 | Key figure in the Stonewall uprising, whose middle initial stood for “Pay it no mind” |
| 28% | CORPS | 5 | US Veteran ___ and Lenovo, Guinness World Record holders for the largest toy donation in 24 hours |
| 27% | MASON | 5 | Jackie —, US stand-up comedian whose show won a Tony Special Award in 1987 |
| 27% | UFOS | 4 | Phenomena featured in "Nope" and "The Day the Earth Stood Still," briefly |
| 27% | BARADANIKTO | 11 | Alien words that save the world from destruction in The Day the Earth Stood Still |
| 27% | TYRANT | 6 | "The only ___ I accept in this world is the still small voice within me": Gandhi |
| 26% | ALIBABA | 7 | Chinese company whose 2014 I.P.O. was the world's largest in history |
| 26% | EXISTENT | 8 | In the world |
| 26% | ONEARTH | 7 | In the world |
| 26% | ONFILE | 6 | In the records |
| 26% | ESPO | 4 | Familiar name of the person whose statue stands at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL |
| 26% | STOLEN | 6 | Like home base in Game One of the 1955 World Series, courtesy of Jackie Robinson |
| 26% | EXISTENT | 8 | In the real world |