| 100% | KNUCKLES | 8 | You've probably been told not to crack these |
| 51% | DIAL | 4 | You might be told not to touch it |
| 46% | RETCH | 5 | Prochlorperazine will help you to not do this |
| 46% | WORRY | 5 | You might calmly tell someone not to do this |
| 45% | PROTIP | 6 | "Let me tell you, this is how to do it" |
| 44% | DIAL | 4 | People are told not to touch it |
| 43% | DIAL | 4 | Something people have often been told not to touch |
| 43% | NONOS | 5 | Things that kids are told not to do: Hyph. |
| 41% | ITS | 3 | "___ like I've been trying to tell you ..." |
| 41% | PAT | 3 | You might not be able to stand this |
| 41% | ACRO | 4 | High-rise window cleaner is not a job to apply for if you have this type of phobia |
| 41% | ELATED | 6 | Happy to be told not to start |
| 39% | THOU | 4 | You used to be this |
| 39% | IVE | 3 | "___ been meaning to tell you ..." |
| 39% | WHY | 3 | "___ are you telling me this?" |
| 39% | WHY | 3 | "___ are you telling me this?!" |
| 38% | SECRETS | 7 | These must be kept and not told |
| 38% | SENDER | 6 | Not addressed to you? Return to this |
| 38% | ANTE | 4 | You have to be upfront about this |
| 38% | GOING | 5 | "And I Am Telling You I'm Not ___" ("Dreamgirls" song) |
| 38% | LOGBOOK | 7 | Sign this ledger to record where you've been |
| 38% | BUT | 3 | "Nobody Will Tell You This ___ Me" (memoir by Bess Kalb) |
| 38% | OMELET | 6 | To fix this you need to get cracking! |
| 38% | FLOATING | 8 | These ribs are not connected to the breastbone |
| 38% | PORTION | 7 | You must control this to not gain weight |
| 38% | OVERRATED | 9 | Not all it's cracked up to be |
| 38% | PASTTENSE | 9 | You wouldn't want to be in this! |
| 38% | ARREST | 6 | You don't want to be under this |
| 38% | DOICARE | 7 | "Why are you telling me this?" |
| 38% | TMI | 3 | "Why are you telling me this??" |