| 100% | OFFS | 4 | Play-___ (tiebreakers in sports) |
| 82% | SKI | 3 | Sport played in the snow |
| 82% | SUMO | 4 | Sport played in a dohyo |
| 82% | STICKBALL | 9 | Sport played in the street |
| 80% | DEATH | 5 | Sudden-___ (tiebreaker in sports) |
| 80% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Sport played in a swimming pool |
| 80% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport played in slowpitch and fastpitch |
| 80% | GOLFS | 5 | Plays Chun In-gee’s sport |
| 79% | NFL | 3 | Sports league that Tom Brady plays in |
| 79% | HOMETEAM | 8 | Sports group playing in their own stadium |
| 79% | NHL | 3 | Sports org. that plays in the winter |
| 79% | UGLY | 4 | Poorly played, in sports slang |
| 79% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport played in the Indian Premier League |
| 79% | QUIDDITCH | 9 | Sport played on broomsticks in Harry Potter |
| 79% | BASEBALL | 8 | Sport the MLB starts playing in spring |
| 77% | OTS | 3 | Tiebreaker periods in sports, for short |
| 77% | POLO | 4 | Sport last played in the Olympics in 1936 |
| 77% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Sport played in swimming pools with a ball |
| 77% | BOXING | 6 | Gloved sport played in a ring |
| 77% | PRAYERRUGBY | 11 | Contact sport played in a church? |
| 76% | NFL | 3 | Sports organization that the Carolina Panthers play in: Abbr. |
| 76% | INNING | 6 | Particular period of play in some sports |
| 76% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Sport played on skates in a rink: 2 wds. |
| 76% | ARENAFOOTBALL | 13 | Sport played in the first word of its name |
| 76% | LIVEBALL | 8 | Something in play, in sports |
| 75% | WATER | 5 | ___ polo (Olympic sport played in a pool) |
| 75% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Olympic team sport played in a pool |
| 74% | PIVOTMEN | 8 | Guys playing in central positions in team sports |
| 74% | INTER | 5 | Milan sports team, plays in black, blue stripes |
| 74% | POLO | 4 | Sport that can be played in water and on horseback |