| 100% | WFL | 3 | Short-lived gridiron assn. |
| 62% | BIOS | 4 | Short lives? |
| 55% | SCREEN | 6 | Short gridiron pass |
| 55% | YARD | 4 | Short gridiron gain |
| 55% | USFL | 4 | Gridiron assn. in which the Oakland Invaders played |
| 54% | REF | 3 | Gridiron official, for short |
| 54% | TDS | 3 | Gridiron highlights, for short |
| 54% | REFS | 4 | Gridiron arbiters, for short |
| 54% | TDS | 3 | Gridiron scores, for short |
| 54% | TDS | 3 | Gridiron successes, for short |
| 54% | REFS | 4 | Gridiron officials, for short |
| 52% | TDS | 3 | Gridiron six-pointers, for short |
| 52% | REF | 3 | Gridiron rule enforcer, for short |
| 52% | QBS | 3 | Gridiron play callers, for short |
| 51% | MAYFLY | 6 | Short-lived insect that lives close to water |
| 51% | TVS | 3 | Living room entertainment boxes, for short |
| 49% | RAT | 3 | Giant Sunda ___, rodent which is the shortest living mammal |
| 49% | EXPAT | 5 | One living abroad, for short |
| 49% | EXPATS | 6 | People living abroad, for short |
| 49% | OBITS | 5 | Celebrations of lives, for short |
| 49% | DORMS | 5 | College living spaces, for short |
| 49% | EXPAT | 5 | Person living abroad, for short |
| 49% | EXPAT | 5 | American living abroad, for short |
| 49% | EXPAT | 5 | American living overseas, for short |
| 49% | EXPAT | 5 | One living overseas, for short |
| 48% | ILO | 3 | Int'l workers' assn. for short |
| 48% | REF | 3 | Zebra-striped gridiron official, for short |
| 48% | REF | 3 | "Zebra" on a gridiron, for short |
| 48% | TDS | 3 | Six-point gridiron scores, for short |
| 48% | BIO | 3 | Study of living organisms, for short |