| 100% | TWEENERS | 8 | Players who straddle two positions, in hoops lingo |
| 49% | TWEENER | 7 | Player who can play in two positions in basketball |
| 38% | TREY | 4 | Three-pointer, in hoops lingo |
| 38% | TREYS | 5 | Three-pointers, in hoops lingo |
| 37% | TREY | 4 | Long basket, in hoops lingo |
| 37% | UPS | 3 | Jumping ability, in hoops lingo |
| 37% | TREY | 4 | Long shot, in hoops lingo |
| 37% | TREYS | 5 | Long shots, in hoops lingo |
| 36% | LETITFLY | 8 | Shoot the ball, in hoops lingo |
| 36% | MANUP | 5 | Eschew zone defense, in hoops lingo |
| 34% | ANTAWN | 6 | __ Jamison, one of two NBA players with 20,000+ points who's not in the Hall of Fame |
| 34% | ELS | 3 | Player who followed in Player's footsteps |
| 34% | DEALER | 6 | Player who distributes cards in a game |
| 34% | ASTRO | 5 | Player who plays in Minute Maid Park |
| 33% | BEATLES | 7 | Players who made a historic touchdown in 1964 |
| 33% | KEEPER | 6 | Quidditch player who defends the hoops |
| 33% | ONEAL | 5 | Basketball player who starred in "Kazaam" |
| 33% | PONE | 4 | Player who isn't dealing, in cribbage |
| 32% | NASTASE | 7 | Romanian tennis player Ilie who won two major championships in the 1970s |
| 32% | IMPOSTORS | 9 | Players who try to sabotage the spaceship in 26-Across |
| 32% | CREWMATES | 9 | Players who try to maintain the spaceship in 26-Across |
| 32% | ORR | 3 | Player who scored "the Goal" against the Blues in 1970 |
| 32% | BALE | 4 | Gareth ___, Welsh soccer player who retired in 2023 |
| 32% | ASTRO | 5 | Baseball player who plays in Minute Maid Park |
| 32% | ADLER | 5 | Larry —, US harmonica player who died in 2001 |
| 32% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ROBINYOUNT | 10 | Milwaukee Brewers slugger who is one of four players named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions (outfield and shortstop) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | HANKGREENBERG | 13 | Detroit Tigers slugger who was the first player named MLB MVP for two different fielding positions (outfield and first base) (2 wds.) |
| 32% | VET | 3 | Player who's been in the league for a while, informally |
| 32% | SETTER | 6 | Volleyball player who positions the ball for a spike |