| 100% | KCROYALS | 8 | Team whose name inspired a 2010s pop hit, casually |
| 46% | HOTTY | 5 | Scotty 2 ___ (WWE star whose name inspired that of a Migos hit) |
| 43% | MESMER | 6 | Hypnotist whose name inspired a verb |
| 38% | DREAM | 5 | WNBA team whose name was inspired by an MLK speech |
| 37% | KNICKERS | 8 | Loose fitting pants that inspired a NYC team name |
| 37% | CARDIB | 6 | Rapper whose name was inspired by a rum brand |
| 36% | NYX | 3 | Greek goddess whose name sounds like a basketball team |
| 36% | STORM | 5 | Seattle WNBA team whose name is a weather event |
| 36% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is a palindrome |
| 36% | THEPACERS | 9 | NBA team whose name is a nod to auto and horse racing |
| 36% | IPOD | 4 | Gadget whose name was inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey" |
| 36% | PANDORA | 7 | Music-streaming service whose name is inspired by a Greek myth |
| 35% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | NBA team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Taurus): 2 wds. |
| 35% | MINNESOTATWINS | 14 | MLB team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Gemini): 2 wds. |
| 35% | DETROITLIONS | 12 | NFL team whose name includes the symbol of a sign of the zodiac (Leo): 2 wds. |
| 35% | LADY | 4 | ___ Gaga, "Poker Face" singer whose name was inspired by a Queen song |
| 35% | RADIOHEAD | 9 | "Paranoid Android" band whose name was inspired by a Talking Heads song |
| 34% | RAYS | 4 | Tampa Bay baseball team whose name is a homophone of "raise" |
| 34% | RAVENS | 6 | N.F.L. team whose name is a literary reference |
| 34% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was formerly spelled with a $ |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is coincidentally a rhyme scheme |
| 34% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose name is also a rhyme scheme |
| 34% | KESHA | 5 | Pop star whose name was once stylized with a $ |
| 34% | FREDBIRD | 8 | Cardinals mascot whose name rhymes with a nickname for a member of the team |
| 34% | MERCURY | 7 | Phoenix WNBA team whose name is a nonplural noun that's a liquid metal |
| 34% | AVALANCHE | 9 | Colorado NHL team whose name is a nonplural noun that's a snow disaster |
| 34% | SEATTLESEAHAWKS | 15 | Pro team whose mascot is a blue bird named Blitz |
| 33% | DEEP | 4 | ___ Purple, "Smoke on the Water" band whose name was inspired by a Peter DeRose song |
| 33% | MEN | 3 | Of Mice and ___, "Restoring Force" band whose name is inspired by a John Steinbeck novel |
| 33% | ABBA | 4 | Pop group whose music was the basis of a hit 2001 Broadway musical |