| 100% | GOALLINE | 8 | Scoring often involves the ball passing this |
| 44% | ASSIST | 6 | Pass the ball to the person who scores |
| 36% | BIDS | 4 | Trump is often involved in these |
| 35% | CLOSEST | 7 | Like the balls that score in boccie |
| 34% | RACKET | 6 | Serena Williams hits the ball with this |
| 33% | GOLF | 4 | Ball-hitting sport where the lowest score wins |
| 33% | ONEALL | 6 | Score early in the game, often |
| 33% | ENDPAPERS | 9 | Often marbled, these secure the book to the cover |
| 33% | HEISTS | 6 | The Ocean's films involve these types of crimes |
| 32% | VANISHING | 9 | This act involves the performer's disappearance |
| 32% | SOTS | 4 | They don't often pass the bar |
| 32% | SCRABBLE | 8 | The record score in this game is 1,049 points |
| 32% | GOFETCH | 7 | A ball thrower says this to the dog |
| 32% | LIGAMENT | 8 | Athletes often hurt this, the L in ACL |
| 32% | EYEBROW | 7 | Wrestler The Rock often raises this facial feature |
| 31% | ASSISTING | 9 | Passing a ball to a teammate to set up a score |
| 31% | SIRI | 4 | Who often says "I found this on the web" |
| 31% | BYE | 3 | Tournament pass often given to the top-ranked team |
| 31% | LAZARUS | 7 | Jesus' work in raising the dead involved this man |
| 31% | LOTTODRAWING | 12 | Prize announcement that often involves pingpong balls |
| 31% | CRYSTAL | 7 | Fortune seers use this ball to look into the future |
| 31% | GAWK | 4 | People often do this at the scene of an accident |
| 31% | PITORCHESTRA | 12 | Group of musicians performing the score of a musical, often |
| 31% | SHRUBBERY | 9 | To pass the Knights Who Say Ni, bring them this |
| 30% | TWINE | 5 | The ball in Cawker City, KS, which weighs over 20,000 lb., is made of this material |
| 30% | TEAMMATES | 9 | Ones to pass the ball to |
| 30% | HERE | 4 | "Pass the ball to me!" |
| 30% | IMOPEN | 6 | "Pass the ball to me!" |
| 30% | IMOPEN | 6 | “Pass the ball to me!” |
| 30% | IMOPEN | 6 | "Pass me the ball!" |