| 100% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 81% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 50% | OLEMISS | 7 | Nickname for a Southern university whose teams are the Rebels: 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in the water (try for a bit): 2 wds. |
| 49% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BIGBEN | 6 | Nickname for the bell in London's Elizabeth Tower: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DEBRAMESSING | 12 | Actress who played 17a in the series for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DRJ | 3 | Julius Erving's nickname in the NBA: 2 wds. |
| 45% | KATIESOWERS | 11 | First woman in the NFL to coach in a Super Bowl, for the San Francisco 49ers in 2020: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 44% | OLDGLORY | 8 | Nickname for the American flag: 2 wds. |
| 44% | MRFIXIT | 7 | Nickname for a handyman: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 44% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball player Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for NBA legend Julius Erving: 2 wds. |
| 44% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for N.B.A. great Erving |
| 43% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname of the 76ers legend with a cameo in "Hustle": 2 wds., abbr. |
| 43% | SAMADAMS | 8 | Nickname for the beer company that makes Boston Lager: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles' fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 43% | FLOOZIE | 7 | __ in the Jacuzzi, nickname for a Dublin statue |
| 43% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for basketball Hall of Famer Erving: 2 wds., abbr. |
| 43% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's fiancée in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 43% | LADYDI | 6 | Nickname for Prince Charles's bride in 1981: 2 wds. |
| 43% | THESTONES | 9 | Nickname for the brand fronted by Mick Jagger: 2 wds. |
| 42% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 42% | SHAQ | 4 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 42% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 42% | SOONER | 6 | Nickname for a cheater in the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 |
| 42% | BABA | 4 | Black sheep's cry in the rhyme, for short: 2 wds. |
| 42% | NOSAY | 5 | Have ___ in the matter (be irrelevant to a decision): 2 wds. |