| 100% | INTHEAREA | 9 | "Well, I just happened to be ___ " |
| 67% | KNEW | 4 | "I just ___ this was going to happen!" |
| 66% | PASSERBY | 8 | Witness who just happens to be there at the time |
| 55% | USING | 5 | "She was just ___ me to get her work done" |
| 55% | ARE | 3 | Happen to be |
| 54% | LEGO | 4 | Brand name that happens to be Latin for "I read" |
| 54% | AARGH | 5 | "Why is this happening to me?!" |
| 54% | BEFALLING | 9 | Happening to be tumbling |
| 54% | TIL | 3 | Twitter abbreviation indicating "This was unknown to me before just now ..." |
| 53% | GAH | 3 | "Why is this happening to me?!" cry |
| 52% | BLIMEY | 6 | "Well, I'll be," to a Brit |
| 52% | GAH | 3 | “Why is this happening to me?!” |
| 52% | ARISE | 5 | Happen to be a pay increase |
| 51% | COME | 4 | Happen to be firm with yours truly |
| 51% | IRIS | 4 | Goo Goo Dolls hit with the line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 51% | TINA | 4 | “Better Be Good to Me” singer Turner |
| 51% | TINA | 4 | "Better Be Good To Me" singer Turner |
| 50% | OTEA | 4 | “I just want to be your cup ___” (Don Williams song lyric) |
| 50% | OPPORTUNE | 9 | The best moment for something to happen is this |
| 50% | CURIOSITY | 9 | Hadfield: "To me, science is just formalized __" |
| 50% | PASSERBY | 8 | Someone who happens to be walking past |
| 49% | LAW | 3 | What the bill wants to be, in "I'm Just a Bill" |
| 49% | BETEL | 5 | Some nut that happens to be quite stimulating |
| 48% | IVE | 3 | "____ Got to Be Me" |
| 48% | IRIS | 4 | Hit song for the Goo Goo Dolls with the repeated line "I just want you to know who I am" |
| 48% | DJS | 3 | Tiesto, David Guetta, Skrillex, Deadmau5 happen to be ___: Abbr. |
| 48% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 48% | SEE | 3 | "I told you that was going to happen" |
| 48% | COURTEOUS | 9 | To be polite and well mannered, thoughtful |
| 48% | FAMOUSLY | 8 | To be well-known for something, successfully |