| 100% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" |
| 94% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (silly excuse) |
| 93% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (child's excuse) |
| 93% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse at school) |
| 93% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (kid's excuse) |
| 91% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," maybe |
| 91% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," probably |
| 91% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework," perhaps |
| 90% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse heard at school, perhaps) |
| 89% | LAMEEXCUSE | 10 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 89% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 89% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework", for example |
| 89% | ALIBI | 5 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 89% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 87% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework" is a classic one |
| 87% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework" is a sad one |
| 85% | LIED | 4 | Said, "The dog ate my homework," probably |
| 79% | LIAR | 4 | Type who might say "The dog ate my homework" |
| 71% | EYESUP | 6 | What the dog (somewhat overweight, I admit) almost always does to my steak |
| 70% | LIES | 4 | "The check is in the mail" and "The dog ate my homework," famously |
| 69% | EXCUSE | 6 | "My dog ate my homework" is one |
| 69% | EXCUSE | 6 | "My dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 69% | TOTO | 4 | The dog in the movie line "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!" |
| 66% | LIE | 3 | "Dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 65% | TOTO | 4 | The little dog of “I’ll get you, my pretty, and your little dog, too!” |
| 64% | HOMEWORK | 8 | "The dog ate my __!", schoolkid's cliched excuse |
| 64% | LIE | 3 | "The cat destroyed my homework," probably |
| 63% | SIRIUS | 6 | The Dog Star |
| 63% | WAG | 3 | ___ the dog |
| 63% | HOMEWORK | 8 | "The dog ate my ___," stereotypical excuse given by students |