| 100% | TMC | 3 | Run ___ (nickname of a star trio that played for the Golden State Warriors in the early '90s) |
| 44% | BARRY | 5 | Brent ___, former San Antonio Spurs player whose father Rick played for the Golden State Warriors in the '70s |
| 43% | DEVIN | 5 | ___ Booker, Phoenix Suns shooting guard whose father Melvin Booker played for the Golden State Warriors in 1997 |
| 43% | KLAYTHOMPSON | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for most points scored in a quarter (2 wds.) |
| 40% | CAVALIERS | 9 | Cleveland NBA team that faced the Golden State Warriors in the championship three years in a row (and won once, in 2016) |
| 40% | STEPHEN | 7 | ___ Curry, Golden State Warriors point guard whose father Dell Curry played for the Charlotte Hornets in the '90s |
| 39% | STEPHEN | 7 | ___ Curry, one of the highest-paid NBA players of 2019 who is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors |
| 38% | KLAY | 4 | ___ Thompson, star for the Golden State Warriors |
| 38% | GRANT | 5 | Josh ____, NBA player from Utah who played for the Golden State Warriors |
| 38% | THEWESTWING | 11 | A political drama that debuted in the 90s, starring the likes of Rob Lowe and Martin Sheen: 3 wds. |
| 37% | KLAY | 4 | ___ Thompson, Golden State Warriors shooting guard whose father Mychal played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the '80s |
| 36% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 36% | KERR | 4 | Steve ___, coach for the Golden State Warriors who is a nine-time NBA champion |
| 35% | MOSTVICTORIES | 13 | Single-season record of 73, set by the Golden State Warriors in 2016: 2 wds. |
| 35% | BUDFOWLER | 9 | Earliest known African-American to play for a professional baseball team who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 35% | DUGOUT | 6 | Let's spend a day playing baseball! Area for the team to sit in during a match that you would occupy during a day of playing baseball |
| 34% | STEVEKERR | 9 | Golden State Warriors coach who played for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| 34% | SOCAL | 5 | Nickname for the lower portion of the Golden State |
| 34% | TRIBE | 5 | Nickname of the MLB club that has the fuscia-colored Slider for a mascot |
| 34% | EUROLAND | 8 | Early nickname for a bloc assembled in the late 1990s |
| 33% | JACKNICKLAUS | 12 | He was nicknamed "The Golden Bear" of golf and holds a record for the highest number of wins in Masters Tournament with six titles: 2 wds. |
| 33% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 33% | SOONER | 6 | Nickname for a cheater in the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 |
| 33% | DAVIDBECKHAM | 12 | English soccer star who left a Spanish club to play for the LA Galaxy in 2007: 2 wds. |
| 33% | BOOGIEWOOGIE | 12 | Jazz style of blues piano playing that became popular in the early 20th century |
| 33% | CLARABOW | 8 | Early film star who wore lipstick in the shape of a heart |
| 33% | PEACE | 5 | State of calmness that is often wished for in the New Year |
| 33% | SALE | 4 | FOR ___ (sign in front of a house that's on the market) |
| 33% | STEPHENCURRY | 12 | One of the Golden State Warriors' "Big Three" who holds the NBA record for career three-pointers (2 wds.) |
| 32% | NBA | 3 | League for the Golden State Warriors: Abbr. |