| 100% | SNIDE | 5 | Insulting but not in a direct way |
| 63% | ODD | 3 | Funny, but not in a "ha-ha" way |
| 63% | ABETS | 5 | Assists, but not in a good way |
| 63% | TAUNT | 5 | Ride, but not in a nice way |
| 63% | ABETS | 5 | Helps, but not in a good way |
| 59% | LOUD | 4 | Very bright, but not in a good way |
| 52% | FRANKLY | 7 | In a direct, candid way |
| 52% | ODDLY | 5 | Not in a predictable way |
| 52% | POORLY | 6 | Not in a good way |
| 52% | BADLY | 5 | Not in a good way |
| 51% | ANDOUILLE | 9 | *Bit of pork, but not in a congressional bill |
| 51% | UNJUSTLY | 8 | Unfairly, not in a morally right way |
| 49% | VENAL | 5 | Buyable, not in a good way |
| 49% | BLOTTY | 6 | Spotted, not in a nice way |
| 49% | CUSSEDLY | 8 | In a determined but unhelpful way |
| 48% | DIMLY | 5 | In a not so bright way |
| 48% | THROWINGSHADE | 13 | Insulting in a snarky way |
| 48% | GENTLY | 6 | In a way that's not harsh |
| 48% | IRREFUTABLY | 11 | In a way not to be disproved |
| 48% | OGLE | 4 | Stare in a not-so-subtle way |
| 47% | SURPRISED | 9 | Shocked, but usually in a good way |
| 47% | PARALEGAL | 9 | Works with law but not in the level of a lawyer |
| 46% | LIL | 3 | Not big, in a small way |
| 46% | MANTOMAN | 8 | Direct, in a way |
| 46% | NONLINEAR | 9 | Not direct, not in a straight line |
| 46% | LURK | 4 | Read but not post, in a chat room |
| 45% | INK | 3 | What's in a pen but not a pencil |
| 45% | GIN | 3 | Ingredient in a Negroni but not a Negroni Sbagliato |
| 45% | AVENGE | 6 | Make right, perhaps in a not-so-right way |
| 45% | NAMENAMES | 9 | Sing in a way that might not be wanted? |