| 100% | FIVES | 5 | Sport from England where the ball is hit against a special wall with the player's hand |
| 47% | SQUASH | 6 | Sport where a small ball is hit against a wall |
| 35% | CLIMBING | 8 | Sport ___, sport that will debut in the 2020 Olympics and requires contestants to ascend a steep wall with their hands and feet |
| 33% | BADMINTON | 9 | Sport played with a shuttlecock where players hit it back and forth in an attempt to make the other side miss |
| 33% | LOB | 3 | Shot where a tennis ball is hit high in the air |
| 32% | MAUL | 4 | Loose scrum formed around a rugby player with the ball in hand |
| 32% | TEE | 3 | Where a golf ball is placed before the first hit |
| 31% | FUMBLE | 6 | *Oops* Football blunder where a player loses the ball even before being tackled |
| 30% | FIELDPOSITION | 13 | Where the ball is on a gridiron |
| 30% | VOLLEY | 6 | Tennis shot where a player hits the ball before it can bounce off the ground |
| 30% | LIT | 3 | "It was a dimly ___ room with old pictures hanging from the walls." (not bright) |
| 29% | GIRLONFIRE | 10 | Song from Alicia Keys' fifth studio album which was a commercial hit with over 4 million paid downloads in the U.S.: 3 wds. |
| 29% | COURT | 5 | A Tennis ___, where the sport is played |
| 29% | RELAY | 5 | Sport with a baton where a runner races to pass it to the next running player |
| 29% | CRICKET | 7 | Sport that originated in England and is played with a bat and ball between teams of eleven |
| 29% | BANKSY | 6 | Anonymous graffiti artist who wrote, “A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with” |
| 29% | JOCELYNALO | 10 | Softball player who won two National Championships with the Oklahoma Sooners and who was honored with a Best College Athlete, Women's Sports ESPY Award in 2022 (2 wds.) |
| 29% | TEE | 3 | Where a golfer places the ball before hitting it |
| 28% | AERIAL | 6 | Kind of photography where the subject is captured from a flying object |
| 28% | EVERCLEAR | 9 | 90's band with the hit "I Will Buy You a New Life" |
| 27% | SLAMDUNK | 8 | Forceful shot in basketball where the ball is put directly through the hoop from above |
| 27% | FEELINGMYSELF | 13 | Nicki Minaj hit song from "The Pinkprint" with the lyric "I am a rap legend, just go ask the kings of rap" (2 wds.) |
| 27% | TUG | 3 | ___ of war, sport played with a rope where players pull and try to yank the other team over the line |
| 27% | FIRSTBASE | 9 | Where a NY Yankee heads after hitting the ball |
| 27% | SOFTBALL | 8 | Sport which is a variant of baseball that's played with a larger ball |
| 27% | BEVERLYSILLS | 12 | The members of the Metropolitan Opera were hit with a host of problems, including ___ |
| 27% | FISH | 4 | With 47a, seafood that is a popular combination from England |
| 27% | CHIPS | 5 | With 18a, fries that are a popular combination from England |
| 27% | BAMBI | 5 | Hit 1942 film with the song "Love Is a Song" |
| 27% | CUE | 3 | What a billiards player strikes the ball with |