| 100% | CHAMP | 5 | Tourney winner, for short |
| 72% | CHAMP | 5 | Winner, for short |
| 67% | ELIM | 4 | Tourney format, for short |
| 67% | CHAMP | 5 | Tournament winner, for short |
| 67% | CHAMPS | 6 | Trophy winners, for short |
| 61% | DEMS | 4 | "Blue wave" winners, for short |
| 60% | BAMA | 4 | 1993 Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| 60% | TAMPA | 5 | Super Bowl XXXVII winner, for short |
| 60% | TCU | 3 | 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 60% | STRO | 4 | 2017 World Series winner, for short |
| 60% | CHAMP | 5 | First-prize winner, for short |
| 60% | NINERS | 6 | Super Bowl XXIX winners, for short |
| 59% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | 1985 Hugo Award winner for the short story "Bloodchild" (2 wds.) |
| 58% | GIGI | 4 | Shortest title so far for a Best Picture Oscar winner |
| 57% | MLK | 3 | 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, for short |
| 57% | SING | 4 | Winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film |
| 55% | LSU | 3 | Six-time Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| 55% | UCLA | 4 | Five-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 55% | OSU | 3 | Seven-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 55% | USC | 3 | 25-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 55% | LEO | 3 | Oscar winner DiCaprio, for short |
| 53% | PAREN | 5 | ), for short |
| 53% | USD | 3 | $, for short |
| 53% | PCT | 3 | %, for short |
| 53% | DOL | 3 | $, for short |
| 52% | SEMIS | 5 | Four-team tourney matches, for short |
| 52% | ABBR | 4 | For short, for short |
| 52% | CHAMP | 5 | Tourney winner |
| 52% | CHAMPION | 8 | Tourney winner |
| 52% | SEN | 3 | Hill dweller for short |