| 100% | ROOKIE | 6 | Newbie player, say |
| 61% | CAGER | 5 | Heat player, say |
| 61% | PRO | 3 | Experienced player, say |
| 56% | ACT | 3 | Be a player, say |
| 56% | ELITES | 6 | Division I players, say |
| 55% | TEAMB | 5 | Second squad of players, say |
| 54% | APER | 4 | Simon Says player |
| 52% | RINGER | 6 | Player who's way too good, say |
| 52% | GAMER | 5 | "Call of Duty" or "Minecraft" player, say |
| 52% | DEAL | 4 | Pass out cards to blackjack players, say |
| 52% | TELL | 4 | Poker player's blink, say |
| 52% | TEMPO | 5 | Instrument player's pace, say |
| 52% | APER | 4 | Simon Says player, at times |
| 52% | APERS | 5 | Simon Says players, say |
| 50% | PADRE | 5 | MLB player from San Diego, say |
| 50% | EIGHTBALL | 9 | Pool player's Saying: Behind the __ |
| 49% | ONEON | 5 | Situation with a player at first, say |
| 49% | IMOUT | 5 | Words said by a folding poker player |
| 48% | ALLIN | 5 | How a poker player says "I bet everything I have": 2 wds. |
| 48% | VONSYDOW | 8 | Player of the evil Blofeld in "Never Say Never Again" |
| 48% | GAYMER | 6 | Portmanteau coinage for a queer-identified e-sports player, say |
| 48% | LAWYERS | 7 | Players who know the rules very well and say so |
| 48% | BOT | 3 | Non-human player in a video game, say |
| 48% | NOTFORSALE | 10 | What a thrift store CD player might say |
| 48% | ACE | 3 | No. 1 tennis player in the world, say |
| 47% | VOTE | 4 | Pick players on an All-Star ballot, say |
| 47% | ALLIN | 5 | How a poker player says "I'll bet everything I have!": 2 wds. |
| 46% | DRAFTCHOICE | 11 | Pro team's selection from a pool of college players, say |
| 46% | TAG | 3 | Game where a player would say "You're it!" |
| 45% | WILLIE | 6 | American baseball player ___ Mays nicknamed the "The Say Hey Kid" |