| 100% | EATINGGAME | 10 | Nathan's annual hot-dog contest, e.g.? |
| 75% | OUTATE | 6 | Beat in a Nathan's hot dog contest, e.g. |
| 55% | CONEY | 5 | Island where Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place |
| 54% | ESPN | 4 | Network that airs Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest |
| 53% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat at a Nathan's hot dog contest, say |
| 51% | SAUSAGE | 7 | Hot dog, e.g. |
| 50% | OUTATE | 6 | Defeated, as at a Nathan's hot dog contest |
| 50% | JOEYCHESTNUT | 12 | *Winner of the most Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests (16 as of 2024) |
| 49% | CONEY | 5 | Brooklyn’s ___ Island (site of the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest) |
| 49% | VENDOR | 6 | Ballpark hot dog seller, e.g. |
| 48% | CARRACE | 7 | Annual Le Mans contest, e.g. |
| 48% | OCTET | 5 | Standard package of hot dog buns, e.g. |
| 48% | OUTEAT | 6 | Gobble down more hot dogs than, e.g. |
| 48% | OCTET | 5 | Pack of hot dog buns, e.g. |
| 47% | OUTATE | 6 | Downed more hot dogs than, e.g. |
| 46% | MUSTARDYELLOW | 13 | Shade of a Nathan's hot-dog contest winner's belt |
| 46% | OUTEAT | 6 | Win the hot dog contest |
| 45% | WORLDRECORD | 11 | Joey Chestnut's 73.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes, e.g. |
| 45% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat at a hot dog contest |
| 45% | O/UTEAT | 7 | Best at a hot dog contest |
| 45% | OUTEAT | 6 | Surpass in a hot dog contest |
| 45% | OUTEAT | 6 | Defeat in a hot dog contest |
| 45% | OUTEAT | 6 | Beat in a hot dog contest |
| 45% | OUTATE | 6 | Bested in a hot dog contest |
| 44% | OUTATE | 6 | Bested in a hot dog contest, say |
| 44% | OUTATE | 6 | Defeated in a hot dog contest, say |
| 42% | OUTEATS | 7 | Bests in a Fourth of July hot dog contest, say |
| 42% | NATHANS | 7 | Fast-food company with an annual hot dog eating competition |
| 41% | OUTEAT | 6 | Best in an annual Nathan's contest, say |
| 41% | EATTHEPANTSOFF | 14 | Defeat decisively in an annual Nathan's contest? |