| 100% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___ is this puzzle really good?": 2 wds. |
| 55% | ITIS | 4 | Positive answer to "Is it really that good?": 2 wds. |
| 54% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___ is it hot in here?": 2 wds. |
| 51% | IINSIST | 7 | "No, really, this is my treat": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ASI | 3 | "Everything is just ___ remembered it": 2 wds. |
| 50% | ATEST | 5 | "It is not the annual exam, it's just ___": 2 wds. |
| 49% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___ is it hot in here?" (2 wds.) |
| 49% | SEETO | 5 | "___ it that this child is taken care of": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___ ...": 2 wds. |
| 48% | MEOR | 4 | "Is it just ___...": 2 wds. |
| 48% | AMI | 3 | "___ the only one?" ("Is it just me?"): 2 wds. |
| 48% | NEWAT | 5 | "He's fairly ___ this, so be patient" ("Has just begun"): 2 wds. |
| 47% | MUSTI | 5 | "Is it really necessary for me to do this?" (2 wds.) |
| 47% | TODIE | 5 | "The food is ___ for" (really good): 2 wds. |
| 47% | OHNO | 4 | "This can't be good!": 2 wds. |
| 47% | OHNO | 4 | "This can't be good": 2 wds. |
| 47% | OHNO | 4 | "This is just awful!": 2 wds. |
| 46% | ALOST | 5 | "This is ___ cause" ("There is no point pursuing it"): 2 wds. |
| 46% | SOGOOD | 6 | "This pie is ___" (better than the best): 2 wds. |
| 46% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" was the best-selling global single of 2022: 2 wds. |
| 45% | ITRY | 4 | "Just giving it my best shot": 2 wds. |
| 45% | ASHOT | 5 | "It was just ___ in the dark": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DANAKILDESERT | 13 | This salt wasteland in Afar Triangle, Ethiopia is feared for its extreme heat, volcanic activities and toxic gases: 2 wds. |
| 44% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 44% | SUMATRANRHINO | 13 | Hunted for its horn, there are barely 200 of these mammals left in Malaysia and Indonesia: 2 wds. |
| 44% | IFNOT | 5 | "___ this, then something better": 2 wds. |
| 44% | DOMEPATROL | 10 | 15a was a part of this four-man linebacking corps known as the best in NFL history: 2 wds. |
| 44% | HARRYSTYLES | 11 | Singer whose "As It Was" won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video in 2022: 2 wds. |
| 43% | ASIS | 4 | Just leave it ___ (Unchanged): 2 wds |
| 43% | IDO | 3 | "___ not think it's a good idea!" ("This plan sounds stupid!"): 2 wds. |