| 100% | LASSES | 6 | Some of those who "hail the new" in "Deck the Halls" |
| 53% | TIMMARA | 7 | New York Giants founder who's in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| 52% | BRYANTROTTIER | 13 | Hockey Hall of Famer who scored 5 goals in a single game two times for the New York Islanders: 2 wds. |
| 51% | LAS | 3 | In Deck the Halls, you sing a lot of Fas and these |
| 50% | TOMLINSON | 9 | LaDainian ___, a running back who played for the New York Jets who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 |
| 49% | LOMU | 4 | Jonah ___, former New Zealand rugby player who was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2007 |
| 49% | EDWARDRMURROW | 13 | Broadcast news pioneer who was in the first class of inductees into the Television Hall of Fame (3 wds.) |
| 48% | YAO | 3 | Ming who is the tallest player in the basketball Hall of Fame |
| 48% | EFFA | 4 | Manley who is the only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 48% | TASS | 4 | Major news agency of Russia that originated as the TTA in 1902 |
| 47% | BERRA | 5 | Yogi in the New Jersey Hall of Fame |
| 47% | WASP | 4 | Target of some humor in The New Yorker |
| 47% | TYCOBB | 6 | Hall of Famer who has the highest career batting average in baseball history (2 wds.) |
| 47% | GIL | 3 | Hodges in the New York Mets Hall of Fame |
| 47% | YOGI | 4 | Berra who’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 47% | GILHODGES | 9 | World Series-winning manager of the 1969 New York Mets who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 46% | TOP | 3 | ___ of the Rock, observation deck in New York City |
| 46% | MARTINBRODEUR | 13 | Former New Jersey Devils' goaltender who has the highest number of wins with 691 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds. |
| 46% | VETERANS | 8 | ___ Day, annual federal holiday in November in honor of those who served in the military |
| 46% | WILLIEMAYS | 10 | Giants Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015: 2 wds. |
| 46% | FRANKROBINSON | 13 | Orioles Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005: 2 wds. |
| 46% | ERNIEBANKS | 10 | Cubs Hall of Famer who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013: 2 wds. |
| 46% | SKIPTWO | 7 | One of the new additions in UNO's "All Wild!" deck |
| 46% | ARAMAIC | 7 | Language that some people believe the New Testament was written in |
| 46% | RONPAUL | 7 | Name in the news that's an anagram of OUR PLAN |
| 46% | AGE | 3 | Figure that rapidly increases for some of the characters in Old |
| 46% | PATRICKEWING | 12 | Former New York Knick in the Basketball Hall of Fame who was on the 1992 Olympic "Dream Team" and the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (2 wds.) |
| 45% | ONEIL | 5 | Hall of Famer Buck who was the first African-American coach in the MLB |
| 45% | OTT | 3 | Hall of Fame slugger Mel who led the National League in homers six times |
| 45% | LOU | 3 | Hall of Famer Brock who led the National League in stolen bases eight times |