| 100% | POINTGOD | 8 | Nickname for an élite player at the one, in basketball |
| 48% | IDLER | 5 | One in an airport taxi line, for the most part |
| 47% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 45% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ABE | 3 | Rearrange the letters in "bae" for an "honest" president's nickname |
| 43% | OCHO | 4 | "The ___" (nickname for an ESPN channel in the movie "Dodgeball") |
| 42% | JOKERSTAIRS | 11 | Cinematic nickname for the step street that connects Shakespeare and Anderson at West 167th Street in the Bronx |
| 42% | LOO | 3 | You might wait in a queue for one at intermission on the West End |
| 42% | CHRISROCK | 9 | "Grown Ups" actor nominated for an Emmy in 2016 for directing "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo": 2 wds. |
| 42% | PETRO | 5 | Johan ___, French former basketball player who has played for the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA |
| 41% | REDEEM | 6 | " ___ Team," nickname for US men's basketball team led by Dwyane Wade that won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 41% | STAT | 4 | A player's height in basketball, for one: Abbr. |
| 41% | WARD | 4 | Charlie ___, former basketball player for the New York Knicks who was also an exceptional football player |
| 41% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers who earned $85.5M in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ROD | 3 | ___ Martin, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most interceptions in one game |
| 41% | NATEARCHIBALD | 13 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "Tiny" who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| 41% | CAB | 3 | One in line at an airport |
| 41% | {TAX}ICAB | 9 | One in line at an airport |
| 40% | MIN | 3 | One in an hour, for short |
| 40% | HEIR | 4 | One in line for the throne |
| 40% | FIVE | 4 | Number of players on the court for each team in a basketball game |
| 40% | CEL | 3 | In 1989 one of these from the movie "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was sold at Sotheby's for $50,600 |
| 40% | DENNISRODMAN | 12 | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed "The Worm" who played seven seasons for the Detroit Pistons: 2 wds. |
| 40% | PUNCH | 5 | *Coconut ___, eggnog alternative for Christmas in July ... and an oft-spiked drink one might have at a party |
| 40% | MAVS | 4 | Nickname for the basketball team from Dallas |
| 40% | LEGS | 4 | An Australian millipede holds the record for the most in the animal kingdom, at 1,306 |
| 40% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in The Jungle Book |
| 40% | OFANAGE | 7 | At the point in one's life |
| 40% | CAB | 3 | One in a line at the airport |
| 40% | RENTER | 6 | One in town for the summer, say |