| 100% | STRUG | 5 | Kerri ___, U.S. gymnastics star at the 1996 Olympics |
| 54% | MIAHAMM | 7 | U.S. women’s soccer star at the Atlanta Olympics |
| 52% | STRUG | 5 | Gymnast Kerri who injured her ankle at the 1996 Olympics |
| 49% | ALI | 3 | Torch lighter at the 1996 Olympics |
| 48% | USA | 3 | Top medals winner at the 1996 Olympics |
| 46% | BILES | 5 | Gymnastics superstar at the 2016 Olympics |
| 44% | HAMM | 4 | Mia who starred at UNC and the US Women's National Soccer Team |
| 44% | JESSE | 5 | With 7-Across, track star at the 1936 Summer Olympics |
| 44% | ALYRAISMAN | 10 | Gymnastics star of the 2012 and 2016 Olympics |
| 43% | OLGA | 4 | Korbut who starred at the 1972 Olympics |
| 42% | PATTON | 6 | US military general competed at the 1912 Olympics |
| 42% | ALI | 3 | Boxer who lit the cauldron at the 1996 Olympics |
| 41% | STRUG | 5 | Member of the "magnificent" 1996 U.S. women's gymnastics team |
| 40% | LOLOJONES | 9 | Athlete who represented the U.S. at both the Summer and Winter Olympics |
| 39% | GWEN | 4 | ___ Torrence, American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics |
| 38% | UNUM | 4 | One at the U.S. Mint? |
| 38% | TENNISBALL | 10 | Bouncer at the U.S. Open? |
| 38% | SELES | 5 | Court star who won bronze at the Sydney Olympics |
| 38% | STICH | 5 | #2 at the 1994 U.S. Open |
| 37% | BILES | 5 | Gymnastics great Simone, gold medalist at the 2024 Olympics |
| 37% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad who lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics |
| 36% | UTAH | 4 | U.S. state that hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics |
| 36% | ILIE | 4 | He beat Arthur at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 36% | NUKES | 5 | Weapons at the center of U.S./Iran negotiations |
| 36% | STEFFI | 6 | She beat Monica in the 1996 U.S. Open |
| 36% | AGASSI | 6 | Tennis star who played in the 2025 U.S. Open Pickleball Championships, at age fifty-five |
| 36% | ILIE | 4 | Arthur lost to him at the 1972 U.S. Open |
| 36% | HOMEALONE | 9 | Highest-grossing Christmas movie at the U.S. box office |
| 36% | INC | 3 | Abbr. at the end of many a U.S. company |
| 36% | TENS | 4 | Nadia Comaneci's collection at the 1976 Summer Olympics |