| 100% | VALUABLE | 8 | MVP in sports stands for Most __ Player |
| 72% | VALUABLE | 8 | In baseball, MVP stands for Most __ Player |
| 57% | PLAYER | 6 | In baseball, MVP stands for Most Valuable __ |
| 45% | NBA | 3 | Sports league for the players in 17a, 29a and 39a: Abbr. |
| 44% | MVP | 3 | US sports accolade for best player in a league |
| 42% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 41% | VALUABLE | 8 | It's the V in MVP, most __ player |
| 39% | JASONKIDD | 9 | Former Knicks player who holds the record for second most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEVENASH | 9 | Former Lakers player who holds the record for third most number of assists in NBA: 2 wds. |
| 38% | RAE | 3 | Term for the bias in youth sport of favoring players born early in the selection year (abbr.) |
| 38% | CORVETTE | 8 | One of the most iconic American sports cars from Chevrolet, that has been in production for seven generations |
| 38% | BALL | 4 | Object needed for many sports |
| 38% | ESPN | 4 | Channel for many sporting events |
| 38% | PARS | 4 | What many players shoot for |
| 38% | KILTS | 5 | Attire for many bagpipe players |
| 37% | ACTSAS | 6 | Stands in for |
| 37% | ACTAS | 5 | Stand in for |
| 37% | POSEAS | 6 | Stand in for |
| 37% | ACTEDAS | 7 | Stood in for |
| 37% | TRADEBAIT | 9 | Player offered in many potential deals, in sports lingo |
| 37% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a painter's artwork in progress |
| 37% | EASEL | 5 | Stand for a painting that's in progress |
| 37% | OPRAH | 5 | What "O" stands for in publishing |
| 37% | EYES | 4 | What the colon stands for in :-) |
| 37% | PER | 3 | What P stands for in 'mph' |
| 37% | IMPEDANCE | 9 | Z stands for it in electronics |
| 37% | PETABYTE | 8 | What PB stands for in computing |
| 37% | INDIGO | 6 | What "I" stands for in "VIBGYOR" |
| 37% | PER | 3 | What "p" stands for in "mph" |
| 37% | ITS | 3 | What "I" stands for in "TGIF" |