| 100% | FLAGRANTFOUL | 12 | Reason for an ejection in the N.B.A. |
| 85% | HELMETHIT | 9 | Reason for an ejection in the N.F.L. |
| 78% | BEANBALL | 8 | Reason for an ejection in the M.L.B. |
| 62% | ILLEGALSLIDETACKLE | 18 | Reason for an ejection in FIFA |
| 52% | SNORE | 5 | Possible reason for a poke in the ribs |
| 50% | ASSN | 4 | The "A" in N.B.A, for short |
| 49% | FOX | 3 | "___ in the henhouse," phrase for an untrustworthy person with a "sly" animal in it |
| 49% | SNAKE | 5 | "___ in the grass," phrase for an unfaithful friend with a hissing reptile in it |
| 49% | TOS | 3 | Breaks in an N.B.A. game, for short |
| 48% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 48% | SHAQ | 4 | Nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | THREE | 5 | Long shot to make in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | SHORTY | 6 | Unlikely nickname in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | OTS | 3 | Exciting periods in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | QTR | 3 | 12 mins., in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | KAREEM | 6 | First name in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | MIAMIHEAT | 9 | Southernmost team in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | QTRS | 4 | Periods in the N.B.A.: Abbr. |
| 47% | ALLSTARBREAK | 12 | "Time out" in the N.B.A. |
| 47% | DRJ | 3 | Nickname for Erving in the old N.B.A. |
| 46% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for playing a music teacher in "Music of the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 46% | KAREEM | 6 | First name in the N.B.A., once |
| 46% | PIERCING | 8 | Making a hole in the skin for an earring |
| 46% | MAV | 3 | Athlete in the N.B.A.'s Southwest Div. |
| 45% | SETH | 4 | Steph Curry’s younger brother in the N.B.A. |
| 45% | SNOW | 4 | Reason for an unexpected holiday in winter, maybe |
| 45% | DAMAGE | 6 | Reason for an extra charge on a rental |
| 45% | LLOYD | 5 | Earl ___, first African-American to play in the N.B.A. |
| 45% | CAVS | 4 | #1 seed in the N.B.A.'s Eastern Conference, informally |