| 100% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch in the ballpark: 2 wds. |
| 72% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 63% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for the pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 63% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch: 2 wds. |
| 59% | JESSEOROSCO | 11 | He pitched in a record 1,252 games for nine teams, including the Mets, from 1979 to 2003: 2 wds. |
| 55% | LAYSOVER | 8 | Stops for a while in the course of a journey: 2 wds. |
| 55% | ATOE | 4 | Put ___ in the water (try for a bit): 2 wds. |
| 54% | WARMSUP | 7 | Gets ready, like a pitcher in the bullpen: 2 wds. |
| 52% | MARIANORIVERA | 13 | He pitched in 1,115 games for the Yankees from 1995 to 2013: 2 wds. |
| 51% | MIKESTANTON | 11 | He pitched in 1,178 games for eight teams, including the Braves, from 1989 to 2007: 2 wds. |
| 51% | JALENHURTS | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who rushed for a record-tying three touchdowns in the 2023 Super Bowl: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready in the keg: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a bar: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a tavern: 2 wds. |
| 48% | ONTAP | 5 | Ready for pouring, at a pub: 2 wds. |
| 47% | PANOUT | 6 | Succeed in the end, like a scheme: 2 wds. |
| 47% | ASA | 3 | Words in the middle of a simile: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SATPREP | 7 | Course taken to get ready for a pre-college exam: 2 wds. |
| 47% | WRITTENUP | 9 | Reported for a violation of the rules: 2 wds. |
| 47% | TWOPOINTS | 9 | Score for a basket in basketball: 2 wds. |
| 47% | SHORTSALE | 9 | Transaction for a homeowner in trouble: 2 wds. |
| 47% | DIPIN | 5 | "Go for a ___ the pool" (swim): 2 wds. |
| 46% | LEGALAGE | 8 | 21, for buying alcohol in the US: 2 wds. |
| 46% | DRESSEDUP | 9 | Ready for a date, say (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ATBAT | 5 | Awaiting a pitch, in baseball: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ATBAT | 5 | Ready for a pitch |
| 45% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A.: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BABA | 4 | Black sheep's cry in the rhyme, for short: 2 wds. |