| 100% | BENCH | 5 | Yank from the game |
| 72% | TOSS | 4 | Eject from the game |
| 72% | EJECT | 5 | Toss from the game |
| 69% | UPROOT | 6 | Yank from the ground |
| 69% | UPROOT | 6 | Yank from the soil |
| 66% | BENCH | 5 | Yank from the Yankees lineup, e.g. |
| 66% | DISC | 4 | Piece from the game Othello |
| 65% | SUBOUT | 6 | Give a break from the game |
| 65% | TRUMPCARD | 9 | Advantage, from the game of bridge |
| 63% | EJECT | 5 | Toss from the game, as an unruly coach |
| 62% | JAIL | 4 | "Get Out of ___ Free" card from the game "Monopoly" |
| 61% | ELF | 3 | Questor, from the "Gauntlet" game |
| 59% | SONIC | 5 | ___ the Hedgehog from games |
| 58% | PAC | 3 | ___-Man, animated protagonist from the eponymous arcade game |
| 58% | SEGA | 4 | Brand name derived from the phrase "Service Games" |
| 57% | PROFESSORPLUM | 13 | Academic character from the board game Clue: 2 wds. |
| 57% | DRIZZT | 6 | Iconic dark elf ranger from the Icewind Dale game |
| 57% | APP | 3 | Game from the Play Store, e.g. |
| 56% | HALL | 4 | Room across from the ballroom in the board game Clue |
| 56% | PRINCESSLOLLY | 13 | Royal character from the board game Candy Land: 2 wds. |
| 56% | BANDICOOT | 9 | Crash from the video game is this kind of creature |
| 56% | IMIT | 4 | Starting words from the tagger in a game of tag |
| 56% | KENO | 4 | Game from the French for "five winning numbers" |
| 55% | LAURA | 5 | Vengeful, multi-limbed monster from the video game "The Evil Within" |
| 55% | FAUN | 4 | Creature from the Spyro Reignited Trilogy video game released last year |
| 55% | MINT | 4 | Mr. ___, candy cane-themed character from the board game "Candy Land" |
| 54% | VANPELT | 7 | Lucy __ always yanked the football from Charlie |
| 54% | LOAN | 4 | Money that's borrowed from the bank in the board game "Life" |
| 54% | RICHUNCLE | 9 | With 35-Across, wealthy character from the board game Monopoly: 2 wds. |
| 54% | REMOTE | 6 | Game play that is done from afar, on the internet |