| 100% | ERECTOR | 7 | Player with Legos, for example |
| 53% | END | 3 | This, for example, with "the" |
| 51% | TOY | 3 | Lego set, for example |
| 50% | SUCH | 4 | Another way to say for example, with as |
| 50% | CELT | 4 | NBA player with a shamrock logo, for short |
| 49% | ADORN | 5 | Decorate with frills, for example |
| 49% | APP | 3 | Crosswords With Friends, for example |
| 49% | CHUTZPAH | 8 | Arguing with God, for example |
| 49% | APP | 3 | Words With Friends, for example |
| 49% | SWORDFIGHTING | 13 | Dueling with rapiers, for example |
| 49% | GAMER | 5 | Fortnite player, for example |
| 49% | NBAERS | 6 | Jazz players, for example |
| 48% | NOTCHED | 7 | With belt holes, for example |
| 47% | DEFENSIVETACKLE | 15 | Football player with a second job as a doctor for pets? |
| 47% | MESSI | 5 | Professional soccer player with the most goals for a single club (Barcelona) |
| 46% | UNO | 3 | Card game with an edition for colorblind players |
| 46% | UNO | 3 | Game with an edition for color-blind players |
| 46% | LOSER | 5 | Checkmated chess player, for example |
| 46% | JENGA | 5 | Game for players with steady hands |
| 46% | ATHLETES | 8 | NCAA softball players, for example |
| 46% | ISH | 3 | Suffix meaning "kind of" or "slightly." Redd___-brown, for example (rhymes with "fish") |
| 45% | ATP | 3 | Org. with rankings for singles players |
| 45% | PLAYOFF | 7 | With 15 Across, growth for many a player pursuing the Stanley Cup |
| 44% | EMOJI | 5 | Smiling Face With Sunglasses, for example |
| 44% | TEDWILLIAMS | 11 | Baseball player with the record for the highest on-base percentage, at .482: 2 wds. |
| 43% | TOYS | 4 | Lego and Lincoln Logs, for example |
| 43% | NCAA | 4 | Group for sports players with scholarships: Abbr. |
| 43% | SPICED | 6 | With cloves and cinnamon, for example |
| 41% | SAY | 3 | For example |
| 41% | SUCHAS | 6 | For example |