| 100% | PELICANS | 8 | New Orleans NBA team that's "for the birds" |
| 64% | PELICAN | 7 | Long-beaked water bird that makes a splash as the mascot for New Orleans' NBA team |
| 57% | FALCONS | 7 | Atlanta NFL team that's "for the birds" |
| 57% | ORIOLES | 7 | Baltimore MLB team that's "for the birds" |
| 57% | PENGUINS | 8 | Pittsburgh NHL team that's "for the birds" |
| 54% | SAINTS | 6 | New Orleans team that Steve Gleason played for |
| 54% | PELICANS | 8 | Birds representing New Orleans' NBA team |
| 53% | AVES | 4 | Class that's for the birds |
| 53% | AVIARY | 6 | House that's for the birds |
| 53% | AVI | 3 | Prefix that's for the birds |
| 53% | LOONIE | 6 | Coin that's for the birds? |
| 53% | AVIARY | 6 | Place that's for the birds |
| 53% | HORNETS | 7 | New Orleans team that 16-Across used to play for |
| 52% | ORNITH | 6 | Subj. that's for the birds |
| 52% | RAVEN | 5 | Black-plumed bird that makes noise as the mascot for Baltimore's NFL team |
| 51% | PISTONS | 7 | NBA team that set the record for most consecutive losses in a single season (28) last month |
| 51% | PELICANS | 8 | New Orleans NBA team |
| 51% | DUCK | 4 | Web-footed water bird that makes waves as the mascot for Anaheim's NHL team |
| 51% | FALCON | 6 | Fast-flying bird of prey that soars high as the mascot for Atlanta's NFL team |
| 50% | HEAT | 4 | High temperature, that's also the name for Miami's NBA team |
| 50% | EAGLE | 5 | Bald ___, sharp-eyed bird of prey that swoops in as the mascot for Philadelphia's NFL team |
| 50% | SEEDS | 5 | Food that’s for the birds |
| 49% | OWLS | 4 | Nocturnal birds that are the team name for Temple University |
| 48% | DRAFT | 5 | NBA ___, annual event where new players are selected for various teams in the league |
| 47% | SAINTS | 6 | New Orleans ___, NFL team where a rookie defensive lineman buys the pregame lunch for the rest of the position group |
| 46% | KNICKS | 6 | New York ___, NBA team that has won 193 games in the playoffs over the course of their history |
| 46% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's the mascot for Tootsie Pops |
| 46% | SUNS | 4 | Team that's made the NBA playoffs 29 times but never won the championship |
| 46% | NETS | 4 | NBA team that moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn |
| 46% | NETS | 4 | NBA team that moved from New Jersey in 2012 |