| 100% | TROWEL | 6 | Hand-held spade for digging holes |
| 55% | SPADES | 6 | Tools for digging holes |
| 51% | PLANES | 6 | Hand held tools for smoothing wood |
| 48% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands, say, for short |
| 47% | PLIERS | 6 | Hand tools for holding, turning objects |
| 47% | SEANCES | 7 | Occasions for holding hands |
| 47% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands at the mall, for short |
| 47% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands in the park, for short |
| 47% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands outside, e.g., for short |
| 46% | GIMLET | 6 | Hand tool for drilling small holes in wood |
| 46% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands on the sidewalk, for example: Abbr. |
| 46% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands on the sidewalk, for example: Abbr |
| 45% | PDA | 3 | Handheld or holding hands, for short |
| 45% | TROWELS | 7 | Hand tools for digging in the garden |
| 45% | PDA | 3 | Hold hands in a subway, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 45% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands or kissing on the street, for short |
| 45% | ANTE | 4 | Payment for a Texas hold 'em hand |
| 45% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands in public, for example: Abbr. |
| 45% | SEAOTTER | 8 | Furry marine animal known for holding hands |
| 45% | AUGER | 5 | Hand tool for boring holes |
| 45% | GIMLET | 6 | Hand tool for boring holes |
| 44% | SHOVEL | 6 | Spade used for digging and moving stuff around |
| 44% | PDA | 3 | Holding hands on the red carpet, for e.g.: Abbr. |
| 44% | GOLDMINE | 8 | Dark hole where forty-niners dug for nuggets |
| 43% | TROWEL | 6 | Small hand tool for digging |
| 42% | MICS | 4 | What stand-up comedians hold in their hands, for short |
| 42% | RATTLE | 6 | Hand-held shaking device for babies |
| 42% | CLIPPERS | 8 | Hand-held devices for cutting nails |
| 42% | UTENSIL | 7 | Hand-held tool for food preparation |
| 42% | PDA | 3 | Hand-holding or kissing, for short |