| 100% | SATON | 5 | Held for a more opportune time |
| 52% | SITON | 5 | Hold back for a time |
| 50% | DAWN | 4 | Start time for many a military mission |
| 50% | LAP | 3 | Place to hold a toddler for story time |
| 49% | LAP | 3 | Place to hold a little kid for story time |
| 48% | LAB | 3 | Where a chemist spends most of his time, for short |
| 48% | DETAINS | 7 | Holds for a while |
| 48% | SEATS | 5 | Holds for a show |
| 48% | ANEW | 4 | Once more as if for the first time, a fresh go |
| 47% | REIN | 4 | Holding for a horse rider |
| 46% | BRIEFLY | 7 | For a short period of time |
| 46% | SPITZ | 5 | Before Phelps, he held the record for most golds in a single Olympics |
| 45% | DRAKE | 5 | He holds the record for most Billboard top 40 hits of all time (95) |
| 45% | ASANA | 5 | Something held for a stretch |
| 45% | IRENE | 5 | 1919 Broadway musical that set a record for most performances up to that time |
| 45% | ELAL | 4 | It holds the world record for most passengers on a commercial airliner [1,088] |
| 45% | HARDEN | 6 | James ___, basketballer who holds the record for most triple-doubles by a shooting guard |
| 45% | ALONSO | 6 | Mets slugger Pete who holds the record for most home runs by a rookie |
| 45% | CARDIB | 6 | She holds the record for most #1 Billboard hits by a female rapper (5) |
| 45% | HERMITGRAB | 10 | Wrestling hold for a recluse? |
| 45% | AWHILE | 6 | For a time |
| 45% | SEC | 3 | "Hold on a ___!" ("I need more time!") |
| 45% | EON | 3 | One worked for a long time |
| 45% | EON | 3 | One drunk for a long time |
| 45% | SHUTAWAY | 8 | Lock up for a long time |
| 45% | ERA | 3 | Are back for a long time |
| 45% | EON | 3 | One works for a long time |
| 45% | AGES | 4 | Sage cultivated for a long time |
| 45% | EDEN | 4 | Where Adam dwelled for a time |
| 45% | FAD | 3 | Something hot for a short time |