| 100% | BATTERUP | 8 | Umpire's call to someone in the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 56% | DUEUP | 5 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 56% | UPNEXT | 6 | In the on-deck circle (2 wds.) |
| 48% | BATTERUP | 8 | Umpire's call to play ball: 2 wds. |
| 47% | BATTERUP | 8 | Call to the on-deck circle |
| 45% | BATTERUP | 8 | Call to someone on deck |
| 43% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle |
| 43% | DUEUP | 5 | In the on-deck circle |
| 43% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle, say |
| 42% | NEXT | 4 | In the on-deck circle, in baseball |
| 42% | ITSLATE | 7 | "___ in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear..." (Eric Clapton hit): 2 wds. |
| 41% | LOVEYOU | 7 | "I Just Called to Say I ___," song from "The Woman in Red" that won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1984: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TAXCUT | 6 | Reduction in the amount people need to pay the government: 2 wds. |
| 40% | STONEAGE | 8 | Historic period mentioned in the theme song to "The Flintstones": 2 wds. |
| 40% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | Singer with four #1 songs in the 1980s, including "I Just Called to Say I Love You" (2 wds.) |
| 40% | JLO | 3 | Pop diva born in the Bronx, to her fans: 2 wds. |
| 40% | NOSAY | 5 | Have ___ in the matter (be irrelevant to a decision): 2 wds. |
| 39% | STEVIEWONDER | 12 | Singer with four No. 1 songs in the 1980s, including "I Just Called To Say I Love You" (2 wds.) |
| 39% | GERIHALLIWELL | 13 | Singer who had four #1 hits in the UK from 1999 to 2001, including "It's Raining Men": 2 wds. |
| 39% | MILEYCYRUS | 10 | "Party in the U.S.A." singer whose first TV series lead role was on Disney's "Hannah Montana": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ANGELABASSETT | 13 | Actress who played rock star Tina Turner in the 1993 film "What's Love Got to Do With It": 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the style of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 39% | ALA | 3 | In the manner of, on a menu: 2 wds. |
| 39% | DEBBIEREYNOLDS | 14 | "Singin' in the Rain" actress who died on December 28, 2016: 2 wds. |
| 38% | LUKEKLEINTANK | 13 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays team leader Scott Forrester on CBS's "FBI: International": 2 wds. |
| 38% | AIMAT | 5 | Get ready to shoot in the direction of: 2 wds. |
| 38% | BJORNBORG | 9 | One of only two players in the modern era to win five straight 17-Across Gentlemen's Singles Finals (1976-1980): 2 wds. |
| 38% | ROGERFEDERER | 12 | One of only two players in the modern era to win five straight 17-Across Gentlemen's Singles Finals (2003-2007): 2 wds. |
| 38% | RUFUSSEWELL | 11 | "The Man in the High Castle" actor who plays Kate's husband Hal, an ex-ambassador, on "The Diplomat": 2 wds. |
| 38% | ONKP | 4 | Assigned to peeling, in the army: 2 wds. |