| 100% | CALVINBALL | 10 | Sport whose rules are invented during play and whose score may be "oogy to boogy," per Hobbes |
| 47% | CALVINBALL | 10 | Fictional sport whose rules are invented during play |
| 30% | TENPINBOWLING | 13 | Popular sport played with a ball that has three holes and whose history has been traced back to the Egyptians living in 3200 BCE: 3 wds. |
| 30% | SLOMO | 5 | Tech that might be used to review a sports play |
| 27% | TOT | 3 | Little one whose cuteness and laughter may be your reason to smile today |
| 26% | UNO | 3 | Game whose name is shouted during play |
| 26% | ALDA | 4 | Actor whose original name was D'Abruzzo and who went on to play a noted Captain |
| 26% | UNO | 3 | Card game whose name is spoken during play |
| 26% | DRAMACOACH | 10 | Whose work may be all play? |
| 26% | EEL | 3 | Fish whose skin may be used to make wallets |
| 25% | HAMRADIO | 8 | Hobby whose enthusiasts may be looking to join a band? |
| 25% | BURYYOURHEADINTHESAND | 21 | "___, and it may be hard to breathe" |
| 25% | FILA | 4 | Sports brand that is rival to Nike and Adidas |
| 25% | POLO | 4 | Sport that can be played in water and on horseback |
| 25% | YAKSONTHEPHONE | 14 | Whose conversation might be about shaggy hair and Himalayan peaks? |
| 25% | ATHOME | 6 | Where one trying to score may be out |
| 25% | SITAR | 5 | It may be used to play a raga |
| 24% | SOUSA | 5 | Composer whose work might be appropriate during March Madness? |
| 24% | YAHTZEE | 7 | Dice game whose name might be shouted during gameplay |
| 24% | YAMS | 4 | Vegetables whose skins may be cooked and eaten separately |
| 24% | ICEHOCKEY | 9 | Popular winter sport whose origin may be disputed but the game in its contemporary form was first played in Montreal, Canada: 2 wds. |
| 24% | PGA | 3 | Sports org. whose members may be fore‑warned about a bad shot? |
| 24% | LIP | 3 | Body part that gloss and balm may be applied to |
| 24% | TRAYTABLE | 9 | It's required to be upright during takeoff and landing |
| 24% | TEAPARTY | 8 | Event whose invitees might be dolls and stuffed animals: 2 wds. |
| 24% | UKE | 3 | Instrument that might be used to play "Hi'ilawe," for short |
| 23% | DAR | 3 | Singer/songwriter ___ Williams, whose song is always played during Bryn Mawr College's "May Hole" celebration |
| 23% | POLO | 4 | Sport that players are not allowed to play left-handed |
| 23% | PROS | 4 | People who are paid to play a sport |
| 23% | SHOOTERS | 8 | Goal __; netball players whose job is to score |