| 100% | XXXXXXXXXX | 10 | Wrong for the situation |
| 100% | INAPT | 5 | Wrong for the situation |
| 72% | INAPT | 5 | Inappropriate for the situation |
| 72% | IDEAL | 5 | Perfect for the situation |
| 72% | SUITABLE | 8 | Appropriate for the situation |
| 72% | APT | 3 | Fitting for the situation |
| 72% | APT | 3 | Fit for the situation |
| 72% | APT | 3 | Suitable for the situation |
| 69% | MISCAST | 7 | Wrong for the role |
| 69% | MISCAST | 7 | Wrong for the part |
| 66% | APT | 3 | Perfect for the situation, say |
| 65% | APT | 3 | Right for the situation at hand |
| 65% | APT | 3 | Well-suited for the situation, say |
| 62% | INAPT | 5 | Not at all suitable or fitting for the situation |
| 57% | ALL | 3 | "He's famous for ___ the wrong reasons." |
| 57% | ALL | 3 | "He's famous for ___ the wrong reasons" |
| 57% | RED | 3 | Wrong color for the books |
| 57% | MISDEFINE | 9 | Give the wrong meaning for |
| 57% | MISTIME | 7 | Pick the wrong moment for |
| 57% | MISDATED | 8 | Used the wrong number for? |
| 56% | ERRS | 4 | CCs the wrong person, for example |
| 55% | CASE | 4 | Situation that calls for investigation by the police etc |
| 54% | INFAMOUS | 8 | Well-known for all the wrong reasons |
| 54% | ERRS | 4 | Hits the wrong elevator button, for example |
| 54% | DRASTICMEASURES | 15 | ...the governing board decided the situation called for ___... |
| 53% | ERR | 3 | Call someone by the wrong name, for example |
| 52% | BACKCOMB | 8 | Brush hair in the wrong direction for extra volume |
| 52% | LLP | 3 | Letters that describe the situation where you're not responsible for your associates' misconduct |
| 51% | ERR | 3 | Send a Venmo payment to the wrong person, for example |
| 49% | EXTREMEMEASURES | 15 | Desperate situations call for them, and a hint to the circled letters |