| 100% | IDLE | 4 | Like a relief pitcher in a no-hitter |
| 56% | TWOOUT | 6 | Like a situation in which a clutch hitter might shine |
| 55% | LSD | 3 | Pitcher Dock Ellis claimed to throw a no-hitter on it in 1970 (abbr.) |
| 55% | JIM | 3 | Former baseball pitcher Abbott who threw a no-hitter in the '90s |
| 54% | LSD | 3 | Pitcher Dock Ellis claimed to have used this before throwing a no-hitter in 1970 |
| 53% | ELLIS | 5 | Dock ___, pitcher who claimed to have thrown a no-hitter on LSD in 1970 |
| 51% | OBS | 3 | Like no-longer-used words, in a dict. |
| 51% | ALLIEREYNOLDS | 13 | Yankees pitcher who threw two no-hitters in a single season in 1951: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MAXSCHERZER | 11 | Nationals pitcher who threw two no-hitters in a single season in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 51% | ROYHALLADAY | 11 | Phillies pitcher who threw two no-hitters in a single season in 2010: 2 wds. |
| 51% | CLEAR | 5 | Like a day with no clouds in the sky |
| 50% | UNDRESSED | 9 | In the raw, like a salad with no liquid flavoring |
| 50% | NOLANRYAN | 9 | Pitcher who had a record seven no-hitters and played to age 46, in 1993: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JIMABBOTT | 9 | One-handed Yankees pitcher who threw a no-hitter in 1993 and never played in the minor leagues: 2 wds. |
| 48% | WARMSUP | 7 | Gets ready, like a pitcher in the bullpen: 2 wds. |
| 48% | RARE | 4 | Like a no-hitter |
| 47% | UPLAST | 6 | *Like the pitcher in a batting order, often |
| 47% | RARE | 4 | Like a baseball no-hitter |
| 46% | NOTWORTHONESSLAT | 16 | Like a shutter so shabby there’s no point in putting in a new louver? |
| 46% | DOUBT | 5 | No ___, American rock band famous for hits like "Trapped in a Box" and "Hey Baby" |
| 46% | JOSEJIMENEZ | 11 | He pitched a no-hitter in 1999 |
| 46% | HOLE | 4 | Like a square peg in a round ___ |
| 45% | ODD | 3 | Like a square peg in a round hole |
| 45% | GORY | 4 | Like a graphic scene in a horror movie |
| 45% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | Yankees relief pitcher with a record 652 career saves inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019 (2 wds.) |
| 44% | AWOL | 4 | Like a soldier who's a no-show: Abbr. |
| 44% | ORAL | 4 | Like a final exam in a language class, typically |
| 44% | EWER | 4 | Pitcher in a still-life |
| 44% | EWER | 4 | Pitcher in a still life |
| 44% | STERNLY | 7 | In a no-nonsense manner |