| 100% | CLAD | 4 | Sporting, with ''in'' |
| 100% | MMA | 3 | Sport with cage matches, in brief |
| 100% | MOTORRACING | 11 | Sport with pit stops, in Britain |
| 98% | EPEE | 4 | Sport with two diacritics in its name |
| 94% | MMA | 3 | Sport with a big pay-per-view audience, in brief |
| 93% | CLAD | 4 | Sporting, with "in" |
| 92% | TRADETO | 7 | Exchange with, in sports |
| 92% | TRADETO | 7 | Swap with, in sports |
| 91% | ADIDAS | 6 | Sports brand with three stripes in logo |
| 90% | DODGEBALL | 9 | Team sport with 5 or 6 balls, popular in schools |
| 90% | PELE | 4 | Sports star with an accent in his name |
| 90% | EPEE | 4 | Sports event with two diacritics in its name |
| 89% | HOME | 4 | With 69-Across, advantage in sports |
| 89% | FUEGO | 5 | With "en," hot, in sports slang |
| 88% | SACKRACE | 8 | Sports day event with people hopping while in bags |
| 88% | PELE | 4 | Sports star with a signed jersey in the Vatican |
| 88% | AROD | 4 | Sports star who split with J.Lo in 2021 |
| 88% | NFL | 3 | Sports org. with two teams in Los Angeles (Abbr.) |
| 88% | FOULED | 6 | Made illegal contact with, in some sports |
| 86% | ADIDAS | 6 | Sports brand left with £1bn of Yeezy shoes in 2023 |
| 86% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Sport played in swimming pools with a ball |
| 85% | OLYMPICS | 8 | Sporting event scheduled for 2020 in Tokyo, with "the" |
| 84% | LUGE | 4 | Winter Games sport sled steered with legs in front |
| 84% | NHL | 3 | Pro sports group with seven teams in Canada: Abbr. |
| 83% | NBA | 3 | Sports league with athletes featured in "Space Jam: A New Legacy": Abbr. |
| 82% | YIPS | 4 | Involuntary spasms in sports, with the |
| 82% | NBA | 3 | Sports org. with 29 teams in the United States and one in Canada |
| 81% | ESPN | 4 | Channel with the nickname "The Worldwide Leader in Sports" |
| 81% | ESPN | 4 | Network with the slogan, "The worldwide leader in Sports" |
| 81% | CHESS | 5 | Board game combined with boxing in a hybrid sport |