| REDAUERBACH | Coach with the second-most NBA championships (9), with the Celtics: 2 wds. |
| KEVINMCHALE | Player who won the NBA's Sixth Man Award twice with the Celtics: 2 wds. |
| PHILJACKSON | Coach with the most NBA championships (11), with the Bulls and Lakers: 2 wds. |
| GREGGPOPOVICH | Coach tied for the third-most NBA championships (5), with the Spurs: 2 wds. |
| WHITBREAD | Winner of the women's javelin at the 1987 World Championships (9) |
| CAVENDISH | Mark ......... , cyclist who won gold in the Madison at the 2016 World Championships (9) |
| ILIX | Flowers nine with the international leader get first (4) |
| TRIBE | Cleveland nine, with "the" |
| IBEX | Live among nine with the mountain goat (4) |
| MALCOLMBROGDON | NBA guard who won the 2022-2023 Sixth Man of the Year award while with the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| BILLRUSSELL | American retired professional basketball player who won 11 NBA championships (highest ever) playing as a center for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| GORDONHAYWARD | NBA All-Star who signed with the Celtics in 2017 after seven years with the Jazz: 2 wds. |
| TOMHEINSOHN | American retired professional basketball player who won 8 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics and coached the team for 9 seasons: 2 wds. |
| NATEARCHIBALD | American retired professional basketball player nicknamed Tiny who played five seasons for the Boston Celtics: 2 wds. |
| MICHAELCOOPER | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| BYRONSCOTT | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| DUBAI | City with the second-most five-star hotels in the world, after London |
| TATUM | Jayson who won an N.B.A. championship with the Celtics and an Olympic gold medal with the U.S.A. (June and August, 2024) |
| ONEAL | Shaquille who ended his NBA career with the Celtics |
| UCLA | Sch. with the second-most NCAA team championships |
