| 100% | RISINGTIDE | 10 | Something that helps everyone, in a nautical metaphor | 
| 58% | TOOL | 4 | Something that helps in a job, like 12a | 
| 52% | SCISSORS | 8 | Something that helps you go "snip snip," but is a big no-no in your carry-on | 
| 50% | STEMTOSTERN | 11 | Completely, in a nautical metaphor | 
| 47% | CLUE | 4 | Something that helps a detective crack the case | 
| 46% | APSE | 4 | Something that sticks out in a church? | 
| 46% | ANIMAL | 6 | Something that might live in a zoo | 
| 46% | GPS | 3 | Something that's helpful in a dash? | 
| 46% | OAR | 3 | Something that fits in a lock | 
| 46% | CAR | 3 | Something that goes in a garage | 
| 46% | EYE | 3 | Something that vanishes in a wink? | 
| 46% | BELL | 4 | Something that rings in a steeple | 
| 45% | SOLUTE | 6 | Something that disappears in a chemistry experiment | 
| 44% | IRE | 3 | Something that may be drawn in a fight | 
| 44% | OAR | 3 | Something that may be seen in a bank | 
| 44% | OBOE | 4 | Something that may be found in a pit | 
| 44% | SCENE | 5 | Something that can be stolen in a movie | 
| 44% | ASTEROID | 8 | Something that may be found in a belt | 
| 44% | TAB | 3 | Something that might be kept in a bar | 
| 44% | YOLK | 4 | Something that may be broken in a kitchen | 
| 44% | AUDIOTOUR | 9 | Something that might be taken in a museum | 
| 44% | AWL | 3 | Something that will really help you make a point | 
| 44% | LIST | 4 | Something that's checked twice, in a Christmas song | 
| 44% | CARPOOLLANE | 11 | Something that not a single person can go in? | 
| 44% | GEM | 3 | Something that might be seen in a specific setting | 
| 43% | STEP | 4 | Something that should help you move upwards in this world | 
| 43% | HORN | 4 | Something that a ram and a Ram have in common | 
| 43% | DAM | 3 | Something that stops the flow of water in a stream | 
| 43% | STAKE | 5 | Peg that helps hold a tent in place | 
| 43% | PEGS | 4 | Items that help hold a tent in place |