| 100% | DEES | 4 | Grades that are worse than "cees" |
| 51% | YEESH | 5 | "Oof, that was bad" |
| 50% | BARK | 4 | Dog's sound that might be worse than its bite |
| 50% | BARK | 4 | "His ___ is worse than his bite" |
| 50% | CURE | 4 | "The ___ is worse than the disease" |
| 49% | ENEMY | 5 | "No ___ is worse than bad advice": Sophocles |
| 49% | NONE | 4 | This is worse than a bad excuse |
| 49% | DISEASE | 7 | The remedy may be worse than this |
| 49% | PAPERTIGER | 10 | Its roar is worse than its bite |
| 49% | ATTACKDOG | 9 | Its bite is worse than its bark |
| 49% | BARK | 4 | It may be worse than a bite |
| 49% | ITSBAD | 6 | "The situation is worse than I thought" |
| 48% | EER | 3 | "I am worse than ___ I was": "King Lear" |
| 48% | GUZZLERS | 8 | Gas-___ (cars that are bad for the environment) |
| 48% | IDES | 4 | Mid-March day that was bad for Caesar |
| 48% | PAPERTIGER | 10 | Party boss whose bark is worse than his bite |
| 47% | IDES | 4 | Mid-March day that was bad for Julius Caesar |
| 47% | THEHABIT | 8 | Kick __, give something up that is bad for you |
| 46% | DEE | 3 | Grade that's not as bad as eff |
| 46% | TENTH | 5 | Grade that a high school sophomore is in |
| 46% | CHOKES | 6 | Performs way worse than is expected, say |
| 46% | INCOMING | 8 | Flights that are arriving rather than departing |
| 46% | ACES | 4 | Cards that are often higher than kings |
| 46% | BOATS | 5 | Watercraft that are generally smaller than ships |
| 46% | ALES | 4 | Beers that are more bitter than lagers |
| 45% | ALE | 3 | Drink that was once safer than water |
| 45% | PEARS | 5 | Fruits that are a little grittier than apples |
| 45% | ONES | 4 | Bills that are worth less than $5 bills |
| 45% | BEETLES | 7 | Insects that are even more common than flies |
| 45% | CURSES | 6 | Hexes that are said to generate bad luck |