| 100% | LPGA | 4 | Patti Tavatanakit was its Rookie of the Year for 2021: Abbr. |
| 44% | VAX | 3 | Oxford Word of the Year for 2021 |
| 43% | ONEAL | 5 | NBA Rookie of the Year for 1992-93 |
| 43% | OED | 3 | It's 2021 word of the year was "vax" |
| 42% | UTAH | 4 | Team for which Darrell Griffith was Rookie of the Year |
| 41% | DAKPRESCOTT | 11 | Associated Press's NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2016: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OED | 3 | Its 2019 Word of the Year was "climate emergency" (Abbr.) |
| 40% | OED | 3 | Its 2022 Word of the Year was "goblin mode" (Abbr.) |
| 38% | SECONDBASEMAN | 13 | "Up the middle" position for 2021 NL Rookie of the Year Jonathan India (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ALLI | 4 | "___ Want For Christmas is You," song by Mariah Carey that topped the charts after 25 years of its release: 2 wds. |
| 38% | MADMAGAZINE | 11 | Pac-Man was its "Man of the Year" in 1982 |
| 38% | AGEE | 4 | Outfielder Tommie who was AL Rookie of the Year in 1966 |
| 38% | MIKE | 4 | Slugger Trout who was AL Rookie of the Year in 2012 |
| 37% | CMA | 3 | Group that voted Luke Combs its 2021 Entertainer of the Year: Abbr. |
| 37% | ANDREWWIGGINS | 13 | 2015 NBA Rookie of the Year who was the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft (2 wds.) |
| 37% | WED | 3 | Day of the week that was named for Odin: Abbr. |
| 37% | OKLA | 4 | The redbud is one of its symbols: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETO | 3 | The Rhineland Campaign was part of it: Abbr. |
| 37% | ETO | 3 | The Lorraine Campaign was part of it: Abbr. |
| 37% | MICAHPARSONS | 12 | Dallas Cowboys linebacker who was the 2021 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: 2 wds. |
| 36% | TSE | 3 | The Nikkei 225 is one of its indexes: Abbr. |
| 36% | TROY | 4 | Legendary city of the Trojans that was "lost" for thousands of years |
| 36% | TUES | 4 | It's named for the Norse god of war: Abbr. |
| 36% | IRA | 3 | Type of plan for the golden years: Abbr. |
| 36% | AWARD | 5 | Rookie of the Year, e.g. |
| 36% | LUKADONCIC | 10 | 2019 NBA Rookie of the Year who was named to the NBA All-Star team three years in a row (2 wds.) |
| 36% | ISRAEL | 6 | The name of its national anthem is Hebrew for "The Hope" |
| 36% | KYLELARSON | 10 | 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion who was also the NASCAR Rookie of the Year in 2014: 2 wds. |
| 36% | LAMELOBALL | 10 | 2021 NBA Rookie of the Year who won the 2021 Best Breakthrough Athlete 36-Across Award (2 wds.) |
| 35% | ORR | 3 | 1967 Rookie of the Year |