| 100% | DEFEAT | 6 | Thrill of victory, the agony of __ |
| 89% | DEFEAT | 6 | "The thrill of victory and the agony of ___" |
| 73% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" |
| 68% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" intro) |
| 68% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory … and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" catchphrase) |
| 68% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat" ("Wide World of Sports" opening words) |
| 67% | AGONY | 5 | "The thrill of victory, and the ___ of defeat" ("ABC's Wide World of Sports" intro) |
| 56% | TWISTSINTHEWIND | 15 | Suffers the agony of punishment |
| 56% | LOSES | 5 | Suffers the agony of defeat |
| 56% | CHASE | 5 | Thrill of the ___ |
| 54% | NIKE | 4 | The Greek goddess of victory |
| 53% | CHECKMATE | 9 | The moment of victory in chess |
| 51% | INITTOWINIT | 11 | Competing with the goal of victory |
| 51% | CHOKE | 5 | Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory |
| 50% | THECHASE | 8 | Some people enjoy the thrill of this run |
| 49% | CINCODEMAYO | 11 | Commemoration of the victory at the Battle of Puebla |
| 49% | SKYDIVING | 9 | Jumping from a plane for the thrill of it |
| 49% | NICE | 4 | French city named after the Greek goddess of victory |
| 49% | LOSER | 5 | One snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, say |
| 48% | AHA | 3 | Cry of victory when you finally get the crossword answer |
| 48% | WINGED | 6 | __ Victory of Samothrace, sculpture in the Louvre |
| 47% | SIA | 3 | Singer of the #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" |
| 47% | SHEA | 4 | Site of the 1969 World Series victory |
| 46% | SIA | 3 | Singer of the 2016 #1 hit "Cheap Thrills" |
| 46% | ARMADA | 6 | 1588 victory for England: defeat of the Spanish __ |
| 45% | PALACE | 6 | Sam Smith's single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |
| 45% | IWOJIMA | 7 | Site of a 1945 Allied victory in the Pacific |
| 45% | BULGE | 5 | Battle of the ___, Allied victory in World War II |
| 44% | ITALL | 5 | "The Thrill of __"; Doris Day film |
| 44% | PRAY | 4 | Sam Smith's promotional single from the 2017 album "The Thrill of It All" |