| 100% | OAR | 3 | Need for an Olympic rower |
| 75% | POLE | 4 | Need for an Olympic vaulter |
| 56% | CHILLPILL | 9 | Need for an agitated person |
| 56% | TOW | 3 | Need for an unfit Fit? |
| 55% | APPLEID | 7 | Need for an iTunes Store account |
| 55% | VISA | 4 | Need for an international student, often |
| 54% | MEDAL | 5 | Award for an Olympic champion |
| 54% | AIM | 3 | Skill for an Olympic archer |
| 54% | MEDAL | 5 | Prize for an Olympic athlete |
| 54% | MEDAL | 5 | Prize for an Olympic champion |
| 53% | SPLASH | 6 | Reason for an Olympic diving demerit |
| 53% | AIM | 3 | Important asset for an Olympic biathlete |
| 53% | STEROID | 7 | Illegal drug for an Olympic athlete |
| 53% | JUDOGI | 6 | Uniform for an Olympic martial art |
| 53% | LENGTH | 6 | 50 meters, for an Olympic pool |
| 52% | ONCEAROUND | 10 | 400 meters, for an Olympic track [2012] |
| 52% | CANOE | 5 | Equipment for an Olympic slalom or sprint |
| 51% | PED | 3 | No-no for an Olympic athlete, for short |
| 51% | JAVELIN | 7 | Spear for an Olympic track and field event |
| 51% | JAVELIN | 7 | Spear for an Olympic track-and-field event |
| 51% | LINK | 4 | Need for accessing an online meeting |
| 50% | MEDAL | 5 | Gold, silver, or bronze award for an Olympic athlete |
| 50% | AREA | 4 | 1,250 square meters, for an Olympic-sized pool |
| 50% | LUNGCAPACITY | 12 | An Olympic swimmer needs a big one |
| 48% | DREAM | 5 | Winning an Olympic gold medal, for some |
| 47% | SKIS | 4 | Equipment needed for Alpine and Nordic Olympic events |
| 45% | GOT | 3 | Didn't need an explainer for |
| 45% | TOPSEED | 7 | Athlete in lane four of an Olympic swim trial, for one |
| 44% | OTCDRUG | 7 | You don't need an Rx for it |
| 43% | THORPE | 6 | First Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the United States |