| 100% | ASTROS | 6 | M.L.B. team with a mascot named Orbit |
| 64% | NATS | 4 | M.L.B. team with a “W” insignia |
| 51% | CHI | 3 | City with two M.L.B. teams |
| 50% | METS | 4 | M.L.B. team whose logo includes a bridge and a skyline |
| 45% | LSU | 3 | Sch. with a living tiger mascot named Mike |
| 44% | KRAKEN | 6 | N.H.L. team with a mythological eponym |
| 43% | METS | 4 | Baseball team with a baseball mascot |
| 42% | ELI | 3 | Broad with an L.A. museum named after him |
| 41% | THEBREWERS | 10 | M.L.B. team that plays at American Family Field |
| 40% | ARI | 3 | N.F.L. team with a logo of a bird's head, for short |
| 40% | LAA | 3 | A.L. West team whose name is redundant when translated to Spanish: Abbr. |
| 39% | DBACKS | 6 | Arizona’s M.L.B. team, for short |
| 39% | BLUEJAYS | 8 | Toronto ___, Canadian baseball team in MLB with a bird-themed name: 2 wds. |
| 39% | LALAKERS | 8 | N.B.A. team with a 1980s "Showtime" era |
| 38% | ASTROS | 6 | First M.L.B. team to use artificial turf in its stadium |
| 38% | FRAT | 4 | Campus gp. with a Greek name |
| 38% | NASTY | 5 | The ___ Boys (WWE tag team with a mean-sounding name) |
| 37% | CLE | 3 | The M.L.B.’s Guardians, on a scoreboard |
| 36% | NINERS | 6 | San Francisco-based athletes with a team name inspired by the California Gold Rush, for short |
| 36% | RAMS | 4 | L.A. team |
| 36% | MAITAI | 6 | Tropical cocktail with a rhyming name: 2 wds. |
| 36% | RAPTORS | 7 | Toronto ___, Canadian basketball team in the NBA with a dinosaur-themed name |
| 35% | TITLED | 6 | With a noble name |
| 35% | IRS | 3 | Record label that shares a name with a govt. agency |
| 35% | NYMETS | 6 | MLB team with Mr. and Mrs. mascots |
| 35% | BROS | 4 | 2022 rom-com with a predominantly L.G.B.T.Q. cast |
| 35% | SALBANDO | 8 | Captain of M.L.B.'s Swingin' A's of the 1970s |
| 35% | FLAMES | 6 | Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding name |
| 35% | LIONS | 5 | Team with the mascot Roary |
| 35% | NEA | 3 | Org. once chaired by Jane Alexander with a name hidden in Jane Alexander |