| 100% | ELIM | 4 | Single __: tournament format, briefly |
| 64% | ELIM | 4 | Single-___ (tournament format, casually) |
| 55% | OPEN | 4 | Tournament format |
| 55% | ROUNDROBIN | 10 | Tournament format |
| 51% | ROUNDROBIN | 10 | Friendly tournament format |
| 51% | WINNERTAKEALL | 13 | Poker tournament format |
| 51% | SMS | 3 | Texting format, briefly |
| 51% | ELIM | 4 | Tourney format, briefly |
| 51% | SMS | 3 | Text format, briefly |
| 50% | PROAM | 5 | Golf tournament format (Hyph.) |
| 50% | PHONOS | 6 | Singles players, briefly |
| 49% | PROAM | 5 | Charity golf tournament format, often |
| 49% | SEC | 3 | Single clock tick, briefly |
| 47% | ROUNDROBIN | 10 | Format for some tournaments |
| 46% | SEMIS | 5 | Tournament matches before finals, briefly |
| 43% | MONFILS | 7 | Gael —, French tennis player; 2016 Citi Open singles tournament winner |
| 43% | TURSUNOV | 8 | Dmitry —, Russian tennis player; 2011 UNICEF Open singles tournament winner |
| 43% | HAAS | 4 | Tommy —, German tennis player; 2013 BMW Open singles tournament winner |
| 43% | CALLERI | 7 | Agustin —, Argentine tennis player; 2003 Mexican Open singles tournament winner |
| 42% | SEED | 4 | Position in a single-elimination tournament |
| 42% | AAA | 3 | Radio format similar to progressive, briefly |
| 42% | EPS | 3 | They're longer than singles, briefly |
| 41% | RBI | 3 | A single may get you one, briefly |
| 41% | ELIM | 4 | Kind of tournament round, briefly |
| 40% | LOIT | 4 | Emilie —, 2007 Mexican Open singles tennis tournament winner |
| 40% | DURR | 4 | Francoise —, 1967 French Championships singles tennis tournament winner |
| 40% | KYRGIOS | 7 | Nick —, 2018 Brisbane International singles tennis tournament winner |
| 40% | COX | 3 | Mark —, 1976 Stockholm Open singles tennis tournament winner |
| 40% | CANAS | 5 | Guillermo —, 2004 Mercedes Cup singles tennis tournament winner |
| 40% | RAZZANO | 7 | Virginie —, 2007 Japan Open singles tennis tournament winner |