| 100% | INAPICKLE | 9 | To be in a tough, sticky situation, like chutney |
| 47% | USUALSUSPECT | 12 | Person likely to be involved in a particular situation |
| 45% | ETRE | 4 | To be in a faraway land |
| 44% | GLOOMY | 6 | To be in a sad, low mood; rainy weather |
| 43% | AHEAD | 5 | Good place to be in a race |
| 43% | DUES | 4 | Annual fees to be in a club |
| 43% | PAGE | 4 | Something bound to be in a book |
| 43% | SPOT | 4 | In a tough ___ (difficult situation) |
| 43% | PICKLE | 6 | "To be in a ___," phrase inspired by Shakespeare that means "to be in a difficult situation" |
| 42% | CAMERASHY | 9 | Not inclined to be in a lot of photos |
| 42% | OPEN | 4 | Is in a position to let in |
| 42% | OWE | 3 | Be in a hole, so to speak |
| 42% | DREW | 4 | Was in a no-win situation? |
| 42% | TONE | 4 | It might be tough to convey in a text message |
| 42% | NOBAIL | 6 | Like a policy in which arrested suspects can be released from jail without needing to post payment |
| 42% | POSTTRUTH | 9 | Like a world in which objective facts are less important than appeals to emotion and personal belief |
| 42% | BAR | 3 | Musical symbol shaped like a vertical line that is used to indicate sections in music |
| 41% | SEDATED | 7 | What the Ramones wanted to be in a 1978 hit song |
| 41% | LAST | 4 | Frustrating place to be, in a queue |
| 41% | ONE | 3 | To be __ in a million means you are very unique |
| 40% | VISAS | 5 | They need to be in order at a border |
| 40% | BASEMENT | 8 | Safe place to be in case of a tornado |
| 40% | AGILE | 5 | To be quick-moving like a ninja |
| 40% | IRREFUTABLY | 11 | In a way not to be disproved |
| 40% | UPWIND | 6 | Good position to be in, relative to a garbage truck |
| 40% | THATGUY | 7 | Fellow you don't want to be, in a phrase |
| 39% | LITHE | 5 | To be slender and graceful, like a ballerina |
| 39% | ADUE | 4 | To be sung by a couple, in music |
| 39% | EQUITABLY | 9 | In a way that is fair to all |
| 39% | AWKWARD | 7 | Singsongy comment in a sticky situation |