| 100% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework," perhaps |
| 80% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," maybe |
| 80% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," probably |
| 80% | LAMEEXCUSE | 10 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 80% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 80% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework", for example |
| 80% | ALIBI | 5 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 80% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 79% | LIED | 4 | Said, "The dog ate my homework," probably |
| 78% | LIE | 3 | "The dog ate my homework" is a classic one |
| 78% | EXCUSE | 6 | "The dog ate my homework" is a sad one |
| 77% | LIAR | 4 | Type who might say "The dog ate my homework" |
| 69% | EXCUSE | 6 | "My dog ate my homework" is one |
| 69% | EXCUSE | 6 | "My dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 65% | LIES | 4 | "The check is in the mail" and "The dog ate my homework," famously |
| 63% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse heard at school, perhaps) |
| 62% | LIE | 3 | "Dog ate my homework," e.g. |
| 60% | HOMEWORK | 8 | "The dog ate my __!", schoolkid's cliched excuse |
| 59% | HOMEWORK | 8 | "The dog ate my ___," stereotypical excuse given by students |
| 52% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" |
| 51% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (silly excuse) |
| 50% | SNORT | 5 | Hair of the dog, perhaps |
| 50% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (child's excuse) |
| 50% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (excuse at school) |
| 50% | ATE | 3 | "The dog ___ my homework" (kid's excuse) |
| 49% | AIL | 3 | Need hair of the dog, perhaps |
| 48% | ALONE | 5 | Eating at the bar, perhaps |
| 45% | HOMEWORKEXCUSE | 14 | "The dog ate it!" |
| 43% | VEGETABLE | 9 | Food kids might give to the dog rather than eat it |
| 42% | CHOOSYTOY | 9 | Chihuahua that eats only the best dog food? |