| ROWETT | Gary ___, 2018-2019 Stoke, 2019-2023 Millwall and 2024-2025 Oxford manager (6) |
| JOLLEY | Michael _ 2018-2019 Grimsby Town manager (6) |
| GOLD | Gary ___, 2018-2022 USA national rugby union team head coach (4) |
| STENDEL | Daniel ___, 2018-2019 Barnsley manager reappointed in 2026 (7) |
| RAGEBAIT | Online content that deliberately elicits anger, and the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year |
| NOUN | Bagload, hitmaker, or gunzel (they're all 2025 Oxford English Dictionary additions) |
| KOEPKA | Brooks ...... , US winner of the PGA Championship in 2018, 2019 and 2023 (6) |
| DECLAN | England, Arsenal, 2018-2019 Republic of Ireland and 2015-2023 West Ham midfielder (6,4) |
| BUFFON | Gianluigi ___, 1997-2018 Italy goalkeeper at Paris St-Germain from 2018-2019 between spells at Parma and Juventus (6) |
| OLLETT | Aaron ___, 2013-2015 Hull KR and 2018-2019 Newcastle Thunder back-rower (6) |
| PETERU | 2018-2019 Leeds Rhinos and 2020 Hull KR prop (6) |
| NKUNKU | Christopher _, France, Chelsea and 2019-2023 RB Leipzig attacker (6) |
| CAMIEL | Millwall and 2023-25 Sparta Rotterdam midfielder (6,6) |
| NEGHLI | Millwall and 2023-25 Sparta Rotterdam midfielder (6,6) |
| CUNDLE | Luke , Millwall and 2019-2025 Wolves midfield (6) |
| SALECH | Cardiff and 2024-2025 Sirius forward (6,6) |
| YOUSEF | Cardiff and 2024-2025 Sirius forward (6,6) |
| JAYDEE | Crystal Palace and 2024-2025 Toulouse defender (6,6) |
| CANVOT | Crystal Palace and 2024-2025 Toulouse defender (6,6) |
| STUART | York and 2024-2025 Notts County manager (6,7) |
