| 100% | HAD | 3 | "___ I but known..." |
| 100% | HAD | 3 | "___ I but known!" |
| 75% | ARE | 3 | "I know you ___ but what am I?" |
| 75% | ARE | 3 | "I know you ___, but what am I?" |
| 71% | BEE | 3 | "I Know I Am, But What Are You?" writer Samantha |
| 71% | ANAG | 4 | "I know I'm being ___, but ... " (reminder opening) (2 wds.) |
| 69% | LALA | 4 | [I don't know the lyrics but I'm singing anyway] |
| 69% | ENEMY | 5 | You know me well but I'm not your friend |
| 68% | WOULDNEVERFLY | 13 | "Then I had a fling with a Pittsburgh Penguin, but I knew he ..." |
| 68% | RETORTED | 8 | Said “I know you are, but what am I?,” e.g. |
| 65% | HUMORME | 7 | "I know, but please try" |
| 64% | FORSOMEREASON | 13 | "I don't know why, but . . ." |
| 64% | ABOUT | 5 | "I don't know ___ you, but ..." |
| 64% | HEARMEOUT | 9 | "I know this sounds crazy, but . . ." |
| 64% | BEE | 3 | Comedian Samantha who wrote the memoir "I Know I Am, But What Are You?" |
| 64% | SAMANTHABEE | 11 | Comedian who wrote "Cracking Up" and "I Know I Am, but What Are You?" |
| 64% | HADI | 4 | "___ but known..." |
| 64% | HADI | 4 | "___ but known ..." |
| 64% | HADI | 4 | "— but known ..." |
| 64% | HADI | 4 | ''__ but known . . .'' |
| 64% | HADI | 4 | ''__ but known!'' |
| 62% | HEARMEOUT | 9 | "I know how it sounds, but listen . . ." |
| 62% | SAMMALONE | 9 | Sitcom character who said "Not many people know this, but I happen to be famous" |
| 61% | ALOT | 4 | "Not ___ of people know this about me, but ...": 2 wds. |
| 61% | MITCH | 5 | Comedian Hedberg who said "I'm against picketing but I don't know how to show it" |
| 61% | YOUUP | 5 | "i know it's late, but wanna hang?" |
| 61% | MRED | 4 | TV character who says "You know I wouldn't talk in front of anyone but you" |
| 60% | ONELINER | 8 | Mitch Hedberg's "I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it," e.g. |
| 60% | HUMORME | 7 | "I know it's dumb, but do it anyway" |
| 58% | BADIDEARIGHT | 12 | 2023 Olivia Rodrigo hit with the lyric "I know I should stop, but I can't": 3 wds. |