| 100% | ROLLWITHIT | 10 | Adapt to a situation |
| 72% | ADAPT | 5 | Adjust to a situation |
| 68% | ACCLIMATISE | 11 | Adapt to a new environment |
| 66% | APT | 3 | Well-suited to a situation |
| 66% | READAPT | 7 | Adjust to a situation again |
| 65% | ECOTYPE | 7 | Subspecies adapted to a specific environment |
| 64% | REACTION | 8 | Response to a situation, stimulus or treatment |
| 63% | VONTRAPP | 8 | Austrian singing family, life adapted to a musical |
| 63% | SUITABLE | 8 | Able, qualified, adapted to a use or purpose |
| 61% | MEMORY | 6 | __ foam, mattress that adapts to a sleeper's body |
| 61% | TENSEDUP | 8 | Reacted to a stressful situation |
| 61% | COPE | 4 | Adjust to a difficult situation |
| 60% | FIGHTORFLIGHT | 13 | Innate response to a threatening situation |
| 60% | SHED | 4 | Reacted to a hairy situation, say? |
| 60% | POSITIVESTRESS | 14 | Beneficial response to a challenging situation |
| 58% | MADEHAY | 7 | Took advantage of a situation, so to speak |
| 55% | ACNED | 5 | Having a spotty situation to face? |
| 55% | TACT | 4 | Ability to navigate a delicate situation |
| 55% | INAPICKLE | 9 | To be in a tough, sticky situation, like chutney |
| 55% | ADDINSULT | 9 | __ to injury; make a bad situation even worse |
| 54% | UNPACK | 6 | Attempt to grasp, as a complicated situation |
| 54% | POWDERKEG | 9 | Barrel of explosive stuff, or a situation that's ready to blow |
| 53% | INTOODEEP | 9 | Unable to get out of a bad situation |
| 53% | DIPLOMATICMISS | 14 | Failure to use tact in a delicate situation? |
| 53% | BULLET | 6 | To dodge one is to save yourself from a sticky situation |
| 53% | BASK | 4 | To enjoy a pleasant situation, or soak up the sun, say |
| 52% | CHALLENGE | 9 | Provocation to someone to participate in a competitive situation |
| 52% | FLAMES | 6 | Fan the __, means to make a bad situation worse |
| 52% | FUEL | 4 | Adding ___ to the fire (making a bad situation worse) |
| 52% | USUALSUSPECT | 12 | Person likely to be involved in a particular situation |