| 100% | MINORS | 6 | Triple-A ball and such |
| 65% | ONEONE | 6 | A ball and a strike, in a baseball count |
| 63% | ROULETTE | 8 | Gambling game with a ball and a wheel |
| 62% | ONEONE | 6 | Umpire's count after a ball and a strike |
| 62% | ROULETTE | 8 | Casino game of a ball and spinning numbered dish |
| 62% | WATERPOLO | 9 | Aquatic team sport involving a ball and two goals |
| 61% | BAIT | 4 | Worms and such, to a fisherman |
| 61% | SALAD | 5 | Veggies and such from a bar |
| 60% | BASEBALL | 8 | Sport played with a ball and a bat on a diamond |
| 60% | BASEBALL | 8 | Game with bats, a ball and four bases on a field |
| 59% | BILLIARDS | 9 | Game played with balls and a cue |
| 59% | USER | 4 | Graphical ___ interface (icons and such, on a computer) |
| 58% | ETC | 3 | Tripled, a line from "The King and I" |
| 58% | UMPS | 4 | They call balls and strikes at a ballpark |
| 58% | UMPED | 5 | Called balls and strikes in a baseball game |
| 58% | BILLIARDS | 9 | Cues, sticks, balls, and a table |
| 57% | CATCH | 5 | Simple game involving tossing a ball back and forth |
| 57% | CATCH | 5 | Simple game of tossing a ball back and forth |
| 57% | KERPLUNK | 8 | Game played with balls and sticks in a tube |
| 57% | HOCKEY | 6 | A team sport with sticks and balls |
| 56% | UMPED | 5 | Called balls and strikes in a baseball game, for short |
| 56% | BOLAS | 5 | Weapon made of two balls and a cord or chain |
| 55% | NYE | 3 | December day that ends with a ball drop and celebrations: Abbr. |
| 55% | BASTER | 6 | A tube and rubber ball utensil for moistening food |
| 55% | JUSTABITOUTSIDE | 15 | Ball call, and a hint for entering eight answers |
| 55% | UMPED | 5 | Called strikes and balls at a game |
| 55% | POLO | 4 | Horseback and a ball game |
| 54% | TALKTALK | 8 | 80s band known for It's My Life and Such a Shame |
| 54% | UMPS | 4 | Officials who call balls and strikes at a baseball game, for short |
| 54% | THRILLER | 8 | A film genre such as horror and crime |