| 100% | OARS | 4 | Sticks used in rowing competitions |
| 77% | OAR | 3 | Paddle used in rowing competitions |
| 56% | CUE | 3 | Stick used in billiards |
| 56% | CUE | 3 | Stick used in billiard |
| 56% | CUE | 3 | Stick used in snooker |
| 55% | CUE | 3 | Stick used in a pool hall |
| 55% | MAYPOLE | 7 | Stick used in festivals around Midsummer |
| 54% | OAR | 3 | Sporting equipment used in rowing |
| 53% | DELTS | 5 | Muscles used in rowing, for short |
| 51% | CUE | 3 | Stick used in "The Color of Money" and "The Hustler" |
| 51% | RIBBON | 6 | Material on a stick used in rhythmic gymnastics |
| 50% | SKEWER | 6 | Thin metal or wooden stick used in grilling foods |
| 50% | OAR | 3 | Tool used in competitive rowing |
| 49% | OAR | 3 | Long blade used in competitive rowing |
| 49% | OAR | 3 | Implement used in Olympic rowing events |
| 49% | COD | 3 | Fish often used in fish sticks |
| 48% | OAR | 3 | Blade used in sculling and sweep rowing |
| 48% | STIR | 4 | Use a swizzle stick in |
| 47% | COD | 3 | Type of fish often used in fish sticks |
| 47% | CHALKS | 6 | Powdery sticks used on blackboard or in art |
| 47% | STIRRERS | 8 | Plastic sticks used for integrating sugar in tea |
| 47% | ATV | 3 | Off-road vehicle used in some motocross competitions: Abbr. |
| 47% | FRISBEE | 7 | A flying disc that can be used in competitions |
| 46% | LASSO | 5 | It's used in team roping competition at rodeos |
| 46% | OARS | 4 | Several of them could be used in a row |
| 46% | MACKEREL | 8 | Oily fish, cured and used in stick-style bo-sushi |
| 44% | ETC | 3 | Abbr. sometimes used twice in a row |
| 44% | STUMP | 5 | Any of the three upright wooden sticks used in cricket to form part of a wicket |
| 42% | CUE | 3 | Stick that's used in playing eight-ball |
| 40% | RUT | 3 | Settled routine, stuck in a ___, used to describe a lack of excitement |