| 100% | TORCHBEARER | 11 | Muhammad Ali, for the 1996 Olympics |
| 60% | DUNN | 4 | Richard —, British boxer who fought Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight title in 1976 |
| 52% | ALI | 3 | Torch lighter at the 1996 Olympics |
| 50% | BOXER | 5 | Muhammad Ali, for one |
| 50% | LIP | 3 | The Louisville ___ (nickname for Muhammad Ali) |
| 49% | ATLANTA | 7 | Host of the 1996 Summer Olympics |
| 48% | USA | 3 | Top medals winner at the 1996 Olympics |
| 47% | ATL | 3 | 1996 Olympics host city, for short |
| 47% | HOST | 4 | Pyeongchang, for the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| 47% | HOST | 4 | Paris, for the 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 46% | STRUG | 5 | Kerri ___, U.S. gymnastics star at the 1996 Olympics |
| 46% | BOXER | 5 | Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson, for one |
| 46% | ALASKA | 6 | Setting for the 1996 best seller "Into the Wild" |
| 46% | ZAIRE | 5 | Setting for the 1996 documentary "When We Were Kings" |
| 46% | TORCHRELAYS | 11 | Some preparations for the Olympics |
| 46% | TRAINS | 6 | Prepares for the Olympics, say |
| 46% | ALI | 3 | Boxer Muhammad who lit the torch at the 1996 Olympics |
| 45% | STRUG | 5 | Gymnast Kerri who injured her ankle at the 1996 Olympics |
| 45% | ROLE | 4 | Muhammad Ali or Richard Williams, for Will Smith |
| 45% | THESEINE | 8 | Parade route for the 2024 Olympics |
| 45% | HOST | 4 | Tokyo, for the 2020 Olympics |
| 45% | HOSTCOUNTRY | 11 | France, for the 2024 Olympics |
| 45% | STRUG | 5 | Gymnast Kerri who performed an iconic vault in the 1996 Olympics |
| 44% | RIO | 3 | Host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 44% | MOSCOW | 6 | Soviet location for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
| 44% | XXXXX | 5 | Host nation for the 2026 Winter Olympics |
| 44% | ETE | 3 | Saison for the Paris Olympics |
| 44% | FOREMAN | 7 | Muhammad Ali beat him at the Rumble in the Jungle |
| 44% | ATLANTA | 7 | Georgia city that hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics |
| 44% | ATLANTA | 7 | Southern city that hosted the 1996 Summer Olympics |