| 100% | LAKER | 5 | NBA player with a purple-and-gold jersey |
| 58% | AGASSI | 6 | Tennis player with a Career Golden Slam (winning all four majors and an Olympic gold) |
| 55% | CELT | 4 | NBA player with a shamrock logo, for short |
| 52% | ROBINLOPEZ | 10 | NBA player with the nicknames "Captain Hook" and "RoLo" |
| 50% | WALUIGI | 7 | Mario character with a purple hat and handlebar mustache |
| 50% | KERR | 4 | Steve with nine NBA titles as a player and coach |
| 48% | YAO | 3 | ___ Ming, NBA player with a height of 7'5" which may give him a competitive edge |
| 48% | PYLE | 4 | Ernie with a Pulitzer Prize and Purple Heart |
| 48% | BACCARAT | 8 | Card game with a player and a banker |
| 47% | BABAR | 5 | Kid-lit character with a green suit and gold crown |
| 46% | MANUGINOBILI | 12 | NBA star from Argentina who is one of only two players to win a EuroLeague title, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal (2 wds.) |
| 45% | NINE | 4 | U.S. highway with a ferry connection between Delaware and New Jersey |
| 45% | ETRADE | 6 | Company with a purple-and-green asterisk in its logo |
| 45% | REDGRAVE | 8 | Rower with 5 Olympic golds and a knighthood |
| 44% | ETRADE | 6 | Financial-services platform with a purple-and-green asterisk in its name |
| 43% | VENUS | 5 | ___ Williams, American professional tennis player with 4 gold and 1 silver medal at the Olympics |
| 43% | MURRAY | 6 | Andy ___, British professional tennis player with 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the Olympics |
| 43% | DOHERTY | 7 | Reginald ___, British former tennis player with 3 gold and 1 bronze medal at the Olympics |
| 43% | NBAJAM | 6 | Game with a secret additional roster of players that includes Bill Clinton and Al Gore |
| 43% | ITUNES | 6 | Player with a store |
| 43% | GAMER | 5 | Player with a console |
| 42% | HARPIST | 7 | Player with a string quintet |
| 42% | KEVINDURANT | 11 | NBA player, now with the Phoenix Suns, who signed a lifetime endorsement deal with Nike in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 42% | LIE | 3 | Two Truths and a ___, conversation game where players mix truths with one falsehood |
| 41% | RAIDER | 6 | N.F.L. player with a silver-and-black uniform |
| 41% | JORDAN | 6 | Michael ___, retired American basketball player with 2 Olympic medals and a wax statue at Madame Tussauds, Las Vegas |
| 41% | AARON | 5 | Player with a record 2,297 RBIs |
| 41% | DOPEY | 5 | Dwarf with a purple hat |
| 41% | ABHOR | 5 | Hate with a purple passion |
| 41% | SLOE | 4 | Shrub with a purple fruit |