| 100% | RAPTORS | 7 | Toronto ___, Canadian basketball team in the NBA with a dinosaur-themed name |
| 54% | BLUEJAYS | 8 | Toronto ___, Canadian baseball team in MLB with a bird-themed name: 2 wds. |
| 49% | FLAMES | 6 | Calgary ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with a fiery-sounding name |
| 47% | NEWYORKKNICKS | 13 | Basketball team based in Manhattan ranked by Forbes as the most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $3.6 billion: 3 wds. |
| 46% | CHICAGOBULLS | 12 | Basketball team based in Illinois, ranked by Forbes as the fourth most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $2.6 billion: 2 wds. |
| 45% | BROOKLYNNETS | 12 | Basketball team from the same city as 30a and ranked as the sixth most valuable NBA team in 2018 with a valuation of $2.3 billion: 2 wds. |
| 44% | JETS | 4 | Winnipeg ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL with an aviation-themed name |
| 40% | CHICAGO | 7 | & 1A Basketball team that won the NBA Finals three times in a row twice, from 1991-93 and 1996-98 |
| 39% | INSIDESTUFF | 11 | Familiar name of a long-running NBA series honored by the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RAPTORS | 7 | NBA team with a dinosaur mascot |
| 38% | SEATTLESTORM | 12 | Basketball team with a lightning bolt in its logo |
| 38% | TORONTO | 7 | ___ Raptors, Canadian basketball team that won their first NBA Championship in 2019 |
| 38% | ARGONAUTS | 9 | Toronto's team in the Canadian Football League |
| 37% | SENATORS | 8 | Ottawa ___, Canadian ice hockey team in the NHL whose name sounds like a group of politicians |
| 37% | SPUR | 4 | "Ola! I'm ___ cola, a dupe of cola! I was launched in 1948 and I'm synonymous with the San Antonio NBA team" |
| 37% | JAY | 3 | Blue bird in the name of a pro baseball team |
| 37% | HANNAH | 6 | "___ Montana," Disney sitcom with a palindromic name in the title |
| 37% | MANIFEST | 8 | The list with passengers' names in a flight |
| 36% | BOSTON | 6 | ___ Celtics, NBA team with a 19-game winning streak in the regular season of 2008-09 |
| 36% | HEAT | 4 | Miami ___, NBA team with a 27-game winning streak in the regular season of 2012-13 |
| 36% | BUCKS | 5 | Milwaukee ___, NBA team with a 20-game winning streak in the regular season of 1970-71 |
| 36% | OMAHA | 5 | The most populous city in the US with a five-letter name |
| 36% | WHALE | 5 | Big blower in the sea with a "hoppy beverage" hidden in its name |
| 36% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top often appearing in Egyptian personal names |
| 35% | TORONTORAPTORS | 14 | Canadian team in the N.B.A. |
| 35% | ALABAMA | 7 | "Love in the First Degree" country-rock band with a state for a name |
| 35% | ANKH | 4 | Cross with a loop on the top that often appears in Egyptian personal names |
| 35% | ONTARIO | 7 | Great Lake with the same name as a Canadian province |
| 35% | MOSC O WIDAHO | 13 | City in the Pacific Northwest with a Russian-sounding name |
| 35% | SAN | 3 | ___ Antonio Spurs, NBA team with a 19-game winning streak in the regular season of 2013-14 |