| 47% | MOSES | 5 | ___ Malone, NBA player whose number 2 was retired by the Philadelphia 76ers among others |
| 45% | TWO | 3 | Moses Malone, on the 76ers |
| 41% | ONE | 3 | Number the Yankees retired for Billy Martin |
| 38% | SHAQUILLEONEAL | 14 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Lakers and the Heat: 2 wds. |
| 38% | NATETHURMOND | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Cavaliers and the Warriors: 2 wds. |
| 38% | CLYDEDREXLER | 12 | Basketball player whose jersey number was retired by the Trail Blazers and the Rockets: 2 wds. |
| 37% | ONE | 3 | Jersey number for a goalie |
| 37% | LOWCALANESTHETIC | 16 | Number for the weight-conscious? |
| 34% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | NHL goalie who had his number 30 retired by the New Jersey Devils in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 33% | UNO | 3 | Spanish for the number one |
| 33% | CINCO | 5 | Spanish for the number five |
| 33% | HARDAWAY | 8 | Tim ___, former basketball player who is known for the "UTEP two step" move and had his No. 10 jersey retired by Miami Heat |
| 33% | TEN | 3 | Wayne Rooney's jersey number, for Manchester United |
| 33% | DEVILSDOZEN | 11 | "Satanic" nickname for the number 13 |
| 33% | BASE | 4 | Two, for the binary number system |
| 33% | INBED | 5 | Retired for the night |
| 33% | ABED | 4 | Retired for the night |
| 33% | TURNIN | 6 | Retire for the evening |
| 32% | RADIX | 5 | 10, for the base 10 number system |
| 32% | ATE | 3 | Homophone for the atomic number of oxygen |
| 32% | III | 3 | Episode number for "Revenge of the Sith" |
| 32% | CAESAREA | 8 | Roman name for the island of Jersey |
| 32% | SYSTOLIC | 8 | Term for the first (higher) blood pressure number |
| 32% | DIASTOLIC | 9 | Term for the second (lower) blood pressure number |
| 32% | RADIX | 5 | This is 20 for the vigesimal number system |
| 32% | SUM | 3 | 666, for the numbers on a roulette wheel |
| 31% | GOTOSLEEP | 9 | Retire for the night: 3 wds. |
| 31% | THEBEARS | 8 | N.F.L. record-holder for most retired jersey numbers |
| 31% | FIVE | 4 | Joe DiMaggio's jersey number that has been retired |
| 31% | RTES | 4 | Numbered highways on the map, for short |