| 100% | CUR | 3 | Unlikely winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Annual Dog Show |
| 46% | BICHONFRISE | 11 | Winning breed at the 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show |
| 45% | BREED | 5 | Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show category |
| 44% | BREEDS | 6 | Divisions of the Westminster Dog Show |
| 37% | POODLE | 6 | Best in Show winner at the 2020 Westminster Dog Show |
| 37% | EVENT | 5 | Westminster Kennel Club show, e.g. |
| 36% | GSPS | 4 | Hunting dogs, for short, one of which (CJ) won the top honor at the 2016 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show |
| 34% | ELLEN | 5 | Four-time winner of the Outstanding Talk Show Host Emmy |
| 34% | MUTT | 4 | Unlikely dog show winner |
| 34% | MUTTS | 5 | Unlikely dog show winners |
| 32% | PUG | 3 | American Kennel Club dog breed with the shortest name |
| 32% | MOULD | 5 | Marion —, winner of the 1971 Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show |
| 31% | MSG | 3 | New York City arena where the Westminster dog show takes place: Abbr. |
| 30% | ATTENBOROUGH | 12 | David —, broadcaster; winner of the Living Icons award presented by BBC TV programme The Culture Show in 2006 |
| 30% | KENT | 4 | Cricket club; 1978 winners of the County Championship |
| 30% | ESSEX | 5 | Cricket club; 2017 winners of the County Championship |
| 30% | DOGS | 4 | Westminster Kennel Club contestants |
| 29% | SPARTA | 6 | Winner of the Peloponnesian War |
| 29% | PALLMALL | 8 | Street in the City of Westminster, London, known for its many clubs |
| 29% | HAG | 3 | Unlikely winner of many medieval pageants |
| 29% | DAVEMARR | 8 | Winner of the 1965 PGA Championship |
| 29% | GREENBAYPACKERS | 15 | Winner of the first Super Bowl |
| 29% | GERMANY | 7 | Winner of the 2014 24-Across |
| 28% | CORNUNDERDOG | 12 | Unlikely winner of a trite joke contest? |
| 28% | INCIDENT | 8 | "The Curious ___ of the Dog in the Night-Time" (2015 Tony Award winner for Best Play) |
| 28% | URU | 3 | Winner of the first World Cup: Abbr. |
| 28% | CRASH | 5 | Winner of the 2005 Best Picture Oscar |
| 28% | USA | 3 | Winner of the most 2016 Olympic medals |
| 28% | OHIOSTATE | 9 | Winner of the inaugural College Football Playoff |
| 28% | PARASITE | 8 | Winner of the 2020 Best Picture Oscar |