| 100% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always what they ___" (appear) |
| 90% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always what they ___" |
| 90% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always what they __" |
| 90% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always what they ___..." |
| 78% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always as they ___." (appear) |
| 78% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always as they ___" (appear) |
| 69% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not always as they ___" |
| 57% | SEEM | 4 | "...not always what they ___" |
| 56% | WORSE | 5 | What things could always be |
| 55% | OWLS | 4 | "The ___ are not what they seem" ("Twin Peaks" quote) |
| 54% | SHAMS | 5 | They aren't what they appear to be |
| 53% | SEEM | 4 | "Things aren't always what they ___" |
| 53% | SEEM | 4 | "Things aren't always what they __" |
| 53% | ARENT | 5 | "Things ___ always what they seem." |
| 53% | ARENT | 5 | "Things ___ always what they seem" |
| 53% | ILLUSORY | 8 | Not what it appears to be |
| 53% | SEEN | 4 | What children should be (but not heard), they say |
| 52% | MORE | 4 | "You know, Donkey, sometimes things are ___ than they appear," quote from "Shrek" |
| 52% | SEEM | 4 | "Things are not as bad as they ___..." |
| 49% | REALISTS | 8 | They see things for what they are |
| 47% | SEEN | 4 | What children should be, and not heard, they say |
| 46% | SELDOM | 6 | "Things are ___ what they seem..." (rarely) |
| 45% | GLITTERS | 8 | It is not always gold, even if it __ |
| 44% | ODDS | 4 | Things are unlikely when they are long |
| 43% | KNUCKLES | 8 | They appear when one is clenching a fist |
| 43% | NOUNS | 5 | What things are called |
| 43% | NOS | 3 | They are not positive |
| 43% | PLANETARIUM | 11 | *Facility where things are always looking up? |
| 42% | IAGO | 4 | "I am not what I am" speaker |
| 42% | HOMETEAM | 8 | They are always the host |