| 100% | SNITCH | 6 | The Golden ___, small, enchanted ball in Quidditch whose capture by 38D ends the game |
| 38% | VOLLEYBALL | 10 | Ball game invented by William G Morgan whose original name in the late 19th century was Mintonette |
| 37% | GOLDENSNITCH | 12 | Quidditch ball that ends the game when it's caught |
| 35% | BLUDGER | 7 | Large iron ball in the game of Quidditch |
| 33% | QUAFFLE | 7 | Scarlet-colored ball in the wizarding game of Quidditch that's worth 10 points |
| 32% | MAURICESTOKES | 13 | 1950s NBA player for the Cincinnati/Rochester Royals whose career was ended by an in-game head injury: 2 wds. |
| 31% | BRANDONROY | 10 | NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers, whose career was ended by several in-game knee injuries and lack of cartilage: 2 wds. |
| 30% | BOULE | 5 | Ball in the game pétanque |
| 30% | TOUCHDOWN | 9 | Six-point score in American football made by being in possession of the ball in the opposing team's end zone |
| 30% | BOULE | 5 | Ball in the game of pétanque |
| 29% | BLUDGER | 7 | The black iron ball used in Quidditch |
| 29% | EGG | 3 | Golden ___ (bonus item in the game Angry Birds) |
| 29% | NAURU | 5 | The second smallest recognized nation in the world by population (behind Vatican city) |
| 29% | HEDGEHOGS | 9 | The balls in the Queen of Hearts' croquet game |
| 29% | ALCORN | 6 | The game Pong was created by Allan__ in 1972 |
| 29% | SEEKERS | 7 | Catchers of the Golden Snitch in Quidditch |
| 29% | SEEKER | 6 | Catcher of the Golden Snitch, in Quidditch |
| 28% | SKEE | 4 | Roll wooden balls in the arcade game __-Ball |
| 28% | MINI | 4 | Like the small daily crossword in this game |
| 28% | ORAN | 4 | North African city captured by the Allies in 1942 |
| 27% | MEGANRAPINOE | 12 | Co-captain of the USWNT who won the Golden Ball award and scored one of the two goals in the team's World Cup final game victory over 17-Across (2 wds.) |
| 27% | TOUCHDOWN | 9 | Making it to the end zone with ball in hand |
| 27% | MRS | 3 | ___ White (character replaced by Dr. Orchid in the game Clue) |
| 27% | MESSI | 5 | Golden Ball winner in the 2014 World Cup |
| 27% | BEAD | 4 | Small ball with a hole in the middle |
| 27% | MALTA | 5 | Smallest country in the E.U., by area |
| 27% | ATARI | 5 | Company whose name comes from a term in the game Go |
| 27% | JEOPARDY | 8 | Game show whose name ends in an exclamation point |
| 27% | KESTREL | 7 | Small falcon that hunts by hovering in the air |
| 27% | CHESS | 5 | Game played by Alice in "Through the Looking-Glass" |