| 100% | NINE | 4 | Roger Maris, for the Yankees |
| 64% | DAMN | 4 | Dramatic word for the Yankees |
| 61% | #SEVEN | 6 | Mickey Mantle, for the Yankees |
| 61% | THREE | 5 | Babe Ruth, for the Yankees |
| 61% | ONE | 3 | Billy Martin, for the Yankees |
| 61% | DAMN | 4 | Dramatic word for the Yankees? |
| 61% | TWO | 3 | Derek Jeter, for the Yankees |
| 58% | EAST | 4 | A.L. division for the Yankees |
| 57% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for the Yankees' third baseman: Hyph. |
| 57% | MLB | 3 | Organization for the Yankees and Mets: Abbr. |
| 56% | LOU | 3 | Gehrig who played for the Yankees for 17 seasons |
| 53% | ALEAST | 6 | MLB division for the Yankees and Red Sox, for short (2 wds.) |
| 52% | TORRE | 5 | Joe who managed the Yankees for 12 seasons |
| 52% | CLETE | 5 | Boyer who played third base for the Yankees in the '50s and '60s |
| 52% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for the Yankee slugger who was suspended for the 2014 season (Hyph.) |
| 52% | JOHNELWAY | 9 | Denver Broncos quarterback who played minor league baseball for the Yankees: 2 wds. |
| 51% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of #13 for the New York Yankees: Hyph. |
| 51% | FLAG | 4 | The Jolly Roger, for one |
| 50% | MELALLEN | 8 | Sportscaster for the Yankees who was known for his line "How about that?!": 2 wds. |
| 50% | MICKEYMANTLE | 12 | Superstar Hall-of-Famer who played for the Yankees from 1951 to 1968: 2 wds. |
| 49% | JETER | 5 | Derek ___, baseballer who played 20 seasons for the New York Yankees |
| 49% | TORRE | 5 | MLB exec Joe who was the Yankees' manager for 12 seasons |
| 49% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the Yankee infielder suspended for the 2014 season: Hyph. |
| 48% | ELSTON | 6 | Catcher for Whitey in the 1960's Yankees |
| 47% | CASEMENT | 8 | Roger —, Irish nationalist hanged by the British for treason in 1916 |
| 47% | HALAS | 5 | Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who once played for the New York Yankees |
| 46% | REES | 4 | Roger who won the Best Actor Tony for "Nicholas Nickleby" |
| 44% | MURDERERSROW | 12 | Nickname for the first six hitters of the 1927 Yankees lineup (which included 45-Across) (2 wds.) |
| 44% | FEDERER | 7 | Roger ___, Swiss tennis player who has held the world No. 1 spot for 310 weeks |
| 43% | NONCE | 5 | For the ___ |