| 100% | DRIBBLING | 9 | Using one hand to repeatedly bounce a ball |
| 48% | LAYUP | 5 | Basketball shot made using one hand, often by bouncing the ball off the backboard |
| 43% | SIGN | 4 | Use one's hands to communicate |
| 42% | HAIRBAND | 8 | Use one of these to tie a ponytail |
| 40% | SWEEP | 5 | Cricket shot played to a low bouncing ball |
| 40% | ONAHOP | 6 | One way to field a ball |
| 40% | PAL | 3 | One likely to lend a needed hand |
| 39% | DRIBBLING | 9 | Using hands to move the ball in basketball |
| 39% | SIGNALS | 7 | Hand gestures used to influence a baseball pitcher |
| 39% | TEALEAF | 7 | One of many used to make a beverage |
| 39% | CHURNER | 7 | One who uses a device to make butter |
| 39% | YEA | 3 | One of the first to raise a hand, usually |
| 39% | POPSOCKET | 9 | Hand-held device used to hold a handheld device |
| 39% | THUMB | 5 | Hand digit that is used to hitch a ride |
| 39% | REIN | 4 | One of a pair used to control a horse |
| 39% | INJECTION | 9 | A syringe is used to give one of these |
| 38% | MIRROR | 6 | A reflective surface used to look at one's face |
| 38% | HEADBAND | 8 | Use a soft one to keep hair off the face |
| 38% | PENCIL | 6 | Use a hard one, or soft, or medium to write |
| 38% | PELOTA | 6 | Spanish ball game using hands and a wall |
| 38% | CTR | 3 | One snapping a ball to the QB: Abbr. |
| 38% | PAW | 3 | What a dog uses to shake your hand |
| 38% | STOPWATCH | 9 | A coach uses one to time their athletes |
| 38% | DEB | 3 | One to throw a ball for |
| 37% | PAW | 3 | What a boxer may use to shake your hand |
| 37% | MARBLES | 7 | Small glass balls to use in a DIY maze |
| 37% | RESUME | 6 | List of former jobs used to find a new one |
| 37% | BREAK | 5 | *"Give me a ___!", phrase one might use to express frustration |
| 37% | NET | 3 | Back of a goal used to catch balls that score |
| 36% | KESHA | 5 | One-named singer whose name used to be spelled with a dollar sign |