| 100% | TROUT | 5 | Outfielder Mike who finished first (twice) or second (three times) in 2012-2016 A.L. MVP voting |
| 34% | ALSORAN | 7 | Horse that fails to finish first, second, or third in a race |
| 34% | ALSORAN | 7 | Horse that fails to finish first, second, or third in a race (Hyph.) |
| 29% | BASE | 4 | First, second, or third, in a ballpark |
| 29% | GEAR | 4 | First, second, or reverse, in a car |
| 28% | SCHMIDT | 7 | Mike who was a three-time N.L. M.V.P. with the Phillies |
| 28% | MIGUELCABRERA | 13 | First baseman who recently won his second consecutive A.L. MVP Award: 2 wds |
| 28% | NOONE | 5 | Who has finished a 100-meter dash in under nine seconds |
| 28% | WALTZ | 5 | Chopin work, or a dance in three-quarter time |
| 28% | BOBBYBONDS | 10 | Three-time All-Star outfielder whose son was a seven-time N.L. MVP |
| 27% | CHICAGO | 7 | & 1A Basketball team that won the NBA Finals three times in a row twice, from 1991-93 and 1996-98 |
| 27% | TROUT | 5 | Mike ___, two-time A.L. M.V.P. in 2014 and 2016 |
| 27% | NNEKAOGWUMIKE | 13 | 2016 WNBA MVP who voices Arachnneka in "Space Jam 2: A New Legacy" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | TEEN | 4 | Person who might be able to vote or drive for the first time |
| 26% | TED | 3 | 2012 film about a talking bear ... or actor Danson who had an uncredited cameo in it |
| 26% | TER | 3 | Three times, in a prescription |
| 26% | AROD | 4 | ESPN analyst who was a three-time A.L. MVP |
| 26% | LISALESLIE | 10 | L.A. Sparks player who was the first to dunk in a W.N.B.A. game |
| 26% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | Warriors point guard who became the NBA's first unanimous MVP in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 26% | LEBRONJAMES | 11 | Three-time NBA champion and 14-time NBA All-Star who joined the L.A. Lakers in 2018 (2 wds.) |
| 26% | TRIPLET | 7 | In music, a group of three equal notes played in a time value of two or four |
| 25% | WIN | 3 | Finish first in a race |
| 25% | JALENWILLIAMS | 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder guard who finished second in the NBA's 2022-2023 Rookie of the Year Award voting: 2 wds. |
| 25% | CHA | 3 | Syllable often said three times in a row |
| 25% | NAG | 3 | Verb often said three times in a row |
| 25% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. sometimes written three times in a row |
| 25% | JOHNSALLEY | 10 | First NBA player to win a championship in three different decades and who is also a vegan activist: 2 wds. |
| 25% | TORA | 4 | Word used three times in a 1970 war movie |
| 25% | ZACHARYGORDON | 13 | Child actor who played 40-Across in the first three "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" films (2 wds.) |
| 25% | PHILMICKELSON | 13 | Three-time Masters champion who built a namesake golf resort in Alberta: 2 wds. |