| 100% | CHAMP | 5 | Winner, for short |
| 90% | CHAMP | 5 | Tourney winner, for short |
| 90% | CHAMP | 5 | Tournament winner, for short |
| 90% | CHAMPS | 6 | Trophy winners, for short |
| 85% | DEMS | 4 | "Blue wave" winners, for short |
| 84% | BAMA | 4 | 1993 Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| 84% | TAMPA | 5 | Super Bowl XXXVII winner, for short |
| 84% | TCU | 3 | 2011 Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 84% | STRO | 4 | 2017 World Series winner, for short |
| 84% | CHAMP | 5 | First-prize winner, for short |
| 83% | NINERS | 6 | Super Bowl XXIX winners, for short |
| 83% | OCTAVIABUTLER | 13 | 1985 Hugo Award winner for the short story "Bloodchild" (2 wds.) |
| 81% | MLK | 3 | 1964 Nobel Peace Prize winner, for short |
| 79% | SING | 4 | Winner of the 2017 Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film |
| 77% | GIGI | 4 | Shortest title so far for a Best Picture Oscar winner |
| 77% | LSU | 3 | Six-time Sugar Bowl winner, for short |
| 77% | UCLA | 4 | Five-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 77% | OSU | 3 | Seven-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 77% | USC | 3 | 25-time Rose Bowl winner, for short |
| 77% | LEO | 3 | Oscar winner DiCaprio, for short |
| 71% | VAR | 3 | Reseller for short |
| 71% | ULT | 3 | Final for short |
| 71% | PIC | 3 | Movie for short |
| 71% | STRAD | 5 | Violin for short |
| 71% | REP | 3 | Representative for short |
| 71% | DCA | 3 | Dichloroacetate for short |
| 71% | HIPS | 4 | Supports for shorts |
| 70% | STL | 3 | Winner of 11 World Series, for short |
| 68% | ACV | 3 | Hovercraft, for short |
| 68% | REB | 3 | Agitator, for short |