| 100% | ENIGMA | 6 | Monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League, with "The" |
| 80% | ENIGMA | 6 | Appropriately named monthly of the National Puzzlers' League, with "The" |
| 46% | ROGERGOODELL | 12 | Current commissioner of the National Football League: 2 wds. |
| 44% | ALEX | 4 | ___ Morgan of the National Women's Soccer League |
| 44% | EAST | 4 | National League division of the Nats |
| 44% | REDS | 4 | National League Central rival of the Cubs |
| 42% | EAST | 4 | National League division of the Phillies and the Mets |
| 42% | ALOU | 4 | 1994 National League Manager of the Year Felipe |
| 42% | ROLEN | 5 | 1997 National League Rookie of the Year Scott ___ |
| 42% | KRIS | 4 | 2015 National League Rookie of the Year Bryant |
| 42% | CODY | 4 | 2017 National League Rookie of the Year Bellinger |
| 41% | LES | 3 | With 21-Down, guitarist in the National Inventors Hall of Fame |
| 41% | PETE | 4 | 2019 MLB National League Rookie of the Year Alonso |
| 41% | NAVAJO | 6 | Arizona county with a national monument of the same name |
| 40% | WAYNEGRETZKY | 12 | Hockey Hall of Famer whose #99 was retired by the National Hockey League (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JENNIFERHUDSON | 14 | "Spotlight" singer with a memorable 2009 Super Bowl performance of the national anthem: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MIA | 3 | With 24-Down, superstar who is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame |
| 40% | HIDEONOMO | 9 | 1995 National League Rookie of the Year from Japan (2 wds.) |
| 40% | NBA | 3 | Sports league with a Sixth Man of the Year Award: Abbr. |
| 40% | DOLLHOUSE | 9 | Dwelling with miniature furniture in the National Toy Hall of Fame |
| 40% | CORBINCARROLL | 13 | Diamondbacks outfielder who won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 40% | JONATHANINDIA | 13 | Reds infielder who won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in 2021: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BUSTER | 6 | Catcher Posey who was the 2010 National League Rookie of the Year |
| 39% | COLORADOPLATEAU | 15 | Region with the highest concentration of national parks in the U.S. |
| 39% | APOLLO | 6 | New York theater on the National Register of Historic Places, with "the" |
| 39% | OZARK | 5 | Southern city just south of a national forest with the same name |
| 39% | JOANDIDION | 10 | "The Year of Magical Thinking" author honored with the National Humanities Medal in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 39% | SAX | 3 | Second baseman Steve who was the 1982 National League Rookie of the Year |
| 39% | DON | 3 | Marlins manager Mattingly honored as the 2020 National League Manager of the Year |
| 39% | SABAN | 5 | Nick ___, college football coach with the most national titles (seven, as of 2023) |