| 100% | AXE | 3 | Tool needed in the Lumberjack World Championships |
| 82% | AXE | 3 | Tool used in the Lumberjack World Championships |
| 53% | AXE | 3 | Lumberjack World Championships tool |
| 48% | JETSKIS | 7 | Competes in the Aquabike World Championship |
| 45% | PER | 3 | 1976 Swedish Rally winner in the World Rally Championships |
| 45% | END | 3 | 10% of a game in the World Curling Championship |
| 43% | ZARCO | 5 | Johann —, Moto2 Series winner in the 2015 FIM Road Racing World Championship |
| 43% | OKADA | 5 | Tadayuki —, Japanese rider; runner-up in the 1997 500cc Motorcycle World Championship |
| 42% | HIGHDIVE | 8 | Compete in a dramatic event at the World Aquatics Championships |
| 42% | REES | 4 | Leighton —, inaugural winner of the World Darts Championship in 1978 |
| 41% | MARKSELBY | 9 | Winner of the World Snooker Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2017 |
| 41% | NICKLAUS | 8 | Jack —, US golfer who won the World Match Play Championship in 1970 |
| 40% | FUKUOKA | 7 | Japanese city in Kyushu and host of the 2023 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 40% | BARCELONA | 9 | City in Catalonia, Spain and host of the 2013 FINA World Aquatics Championships |
| 40% | PENHALL | 7 | Bruce —, California-born winner of the World Speedway Championship in 1981 and 1982 |
| 39% | CLUTCH | 6 | Hitter needed in the 9th |
| 39% | EXISTENT | 8 | In the world |
| 39% | ONEARTH | 7 | In the world |
| 39% | BUMPKINONALOG | 13 | Yokel competing in the lumberjacks' roleo? |
| 39% | OVEN | 4 | Baker's need in the kitchen |
| 39% | YEAST | 5 | Rising need in the baking industry? |
| 39% | EXISTENT | 8 | In the real world |
| 38% | CARLFOGARTY | 11 | British winner of the Superbike World Championship in 1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999 |
| 38% | WHAT | 4 | "___ in the world?!" |
| 38% | KACEYBELLAMY | 12 | 2017 Ice Hockey Women's World Championship gold medalist featured in ESPN the Magazine's 2017 Body Issue (2 wds.) |
| 38% | ALFA | 4 | Make of motor car driven by Giuseppe Farina in winning the 1950 F1 World Drivers’ Championship |
| 38% | SANDER | 6 | Tool used in the evening? |
| 37% | IDS | 3 | Things needed in the T.S.A. line |