| 100% | YUCCAROOT | 9 | Material for the ball in a Keshjee ceremony |
| 50% | VELVET | 6 | Material for a soft stool that was popular in the '70s |
| 49% | MACRAME | 7 | Material for a knotted wall decor that was popular in the '70s |
| 44% | HOLDER | 6 | One kneeling with the ball in a field goal attempt |
| 44% | TIN | 3 | Material for the woodman in "The Wizard of Oz" |
| 43% | PUNT | 4 | Get rid of the ball, in a way |
| 43% | LEG | 3 | Limb with which you would kick the ball in a game of soccer |
| 42% | CRYSTAL | 7 | Material for a fortune teller's ball |
| 42% | PEDAL | 5 | Place for the foot in a bicycle |
| 42% | LAME | 4 | Dress material for a ball |
| 42% | MAYOR | 5 | Participant in a "key to the city" ceremony |
| 42% | AMMO | 4 | The snowballs in a snowball fight, for example |
| 42% | PENCILLEAD | 10 | Misnomer for the graphite in a writing implement |
| 42% | SKIPROPE | 8 | Train for the ring, in a way |
| 42% | EDIT | 4 | Change for the better, in a way |
| 42% | MINED | 5 | Went for the gold, in a way |
| 42% | ASLEEP | 6 | Out for the night, in a sense |
| 42% | PANS | 4 | Goes for the gold, in a way |
| 42% | IRA | 3 | Plan for the future, in a way |
| 42% | ASLEEP | 6 | Out for the night, in a way |
| 42% | DEICE | 5 | Prepare for the runway, in a way |
| 41% | HMS | 3 | Prefix for the vessels in a monarch's navy |
| 41% | BOWL | 4 | Get the ball rolling, in a way |
| 41% | YARN | 4 | Ball material for a cat |
| 41% | HALLEBERRY | 10 | "Monster's Ball" Oscar winner who won a Razzie Award for her starring role in the 2004 film "Catwoman" (2 wds.) |
| 41% | LEGO | 4 | Material for a 114-foot-tall tower built in Milan |
| 41% | ASH | 3 | Material for a forehead mark at the beginning of Lent |
| 40% | SEEK | 4 | Look for the hider, in a children's game |
| 40% | CARPETING | 9 | Plush covering for the floors in a house |
| 40% | FAB | 3 | Adjective used in a nickname for the Beatles |