| 100% | TOS | 3 | Notation on the score sheet for the point guard's bungles |
| 39% | CHRISTIANBRAUN | 14 | Shooting guard for the 48-Across who scored 12 points and had 12 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 36% | TUTTI | 5 | For the full band, on a score |
| 36% | TUTTI | 5 | For the full chorus, on a score |
| 36% | LIN | 3 | Point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, Jeremy |
| 35% | WESTBROOK | 9 | Russell __, plays point guard for the Lakers |
| 35% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes point guard who set a new record for most career points scored in NCAA Division I basketball on March 3, 2024 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | XES | 3 | Symbols for strikes on a bowling score sheet |
| 33% | CAITLINCLARK | 12 | Iowa Hawkeyes point guard who was honored with the 2023 ESPY Award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports (2 wds.) |
| 32% | GOP | 3 | It's on the right, for short |
| 32% | RYANBOATRIGHT | 13 | 34-Across point guard who scored 14 points in the championship game: 2 wds. |
| 32% | GLOCK | 5 | Timo —, German who scored points on his F1 debut in the 2004 Canadian GP |
| 32% | BILLWALTON | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who scored a record 44 points for 46-Across in the 1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Final (2 wds.) |
| 32% | HOUSE | 5 | "Drinks are on the ___." (it's for free) |
| 31% | DAVIDMCCORMACK | 14 | Forward for the 48-Across who scored 15 points and had 10 rebounds in the 2022 NCAA men's basketball championship game (2 wds.) |
| 31% | ABE | 3 | Lincoln who's depicted on the penny, for short |
| 31% | APP | 3 | What's reviewed on the Play Store, for short |
| 31% | BIO | 3 | Author's story on the back cover, for short |
| 31% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, NBA Point Guard who scored 61 points in a game against the New York Knicks |
| 31% | DEADSEA | 7 | *Lowest point on the earth's surface |
| 31% | NORTHPOLE | 9 | Northernmost point on the earth's axis |
| 31% | MICHAELJORDAN | 13 | Bulls shooting guard who scored a record 759 points in the 1992 NBA postseason: 2 wds. |
| 31% | SPARE | 5 | /, on some score sheets |
| 31% | LANDONOVAN | 10 | All-time scoring leader for the U.S. men's soccer team |
| 31% | TDPASS | 6 | Six-point toss on the gridiron, for short (2 wds.) |
| 31% | SALTSEA | 7 | Another name for the ''world's lowest point'' |
| 31% | OBOES | 5 | Pair in the score for Beethoven's Fifth |
| 30% | LAPTOP | 6 | Computer for one who's on the go |
| 30% | MAGENDAVID | 10 | Name for the star on Israel's flag |
| 30% | RICE | 4 | Jerry ___, former NFL player who holds the Super Bowl record for most points scored in a career |