| 100% | MISCAST | 7 | Not a good fit for the part |
| 64% | UNSUITED | 8 | Like something that's not a good fit for someone |
| 64% | PEAR | 4 | Not a good shape for the body-conscious |
| 56% | TANTRUM | 7 | Not a good fit |
| 54% | SIDE | 4 | Not the best place for a thorn |
| 53% | SUITED | 6 | Was a good fit for |
| 53% | AGUE | 4 | It's not a good fit |
| 53% | IRE | 3 | What's not a good fit? |
| 52% | LOOSE | 5 | Not a good fit, as an oversized pair of jeans |
| 51% | NINOROTA | 8 | Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II |
| 51% | SSSS | 4 | Not a good sound for a balloonist |
| 50% | NINO | 4 | & 5D Composer who shared a Best Music, Original Dramatic Score Oscar with Carmine Coppola for The Godfather, Part II |
| 50% | ASLEEP | 6 | Not a good thing to be at the wheel |
| 49% | DONTSTANDSOCLOSETOME | 20 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | GONNAFLYNOW | 11 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | CANTGETITOUTOFMYHEAD | 20 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | IMHENRYVIIIIAM | 14 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | IAMTHEWALRUS | 12 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | IVEGOTTACROW | 12 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | IHEARASYMPHONY | 14 | Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist's office? |
| 49% | SEMIPRO | 7 | Not quite good enough for the majors, say |
| 48% | IMONAROLL | 9 | "Things could not be going better for me!" ... or a hint to the placement of the circled letters |
| 48% | ADOPTED | 7 | Not a part of from the start |
| 47% | BEARABLE | 8 | Fit for occupying, as a den in the woods? |
| 47% | LINTROLLER | 10 | Good accessory for the owner of a shedding dog |
| 46% | EDIT | 4 | Change for the better, in a way |
| 46% | EDIT | 4 | Change for the better, as a manuscript |
| 46% | ALTER | 5 | Adjust for a better fit |
| 46% | ALTER | 5 | Fix for a better fit |