| 100% | EATNO | 5 | ''His wife could __ lean'' |
| 100% | EATNO | 5 | "His wife could ___ lean" |
| 84% | JACKSPRAT | 9 | __ could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean |
| 81% | JACKSPRAT | 9 | He could eat no fat, his wife could eat no lean |
| 55% | ASTIN | 5 | His wife was a Duke |
| 55% | LOT | 3 | His wife was a pillar |
| 55% | EATNO | 5 | "... could _____ lean" |
| 54% | LOT | 3 | His wife got salty on him |
| 53% | LOT | 3 | His wife turned into salt in Genesis |
| 52% | LEAN | 4 | "Jack Sprat could eat no fat / His wife could eat no ___" |
| 52% | LEAN | 4 | "Jack Sprat could eat no fat / His wife could eat no ___ ..." |
| 52% | GARDENHOE | 9 | Tool you can lean on |
| 51% | LOT | 3 | His wife took a turn for the worse |
| 51% | PABARKER | 8 | His wife and sons were Depression-era criminals |
| 50% | WIDOWER | 7 | A man who has lost his wife |
| 50% | OBAMA | 5 | Former US president or his wife Michelle |
| 50% | OBAMAS | 6 | 44th U.S. President and his wife |
| 49% | LOIS | 4 | Hi's wife, in comics |
| 49% | PARA | 4 | Bobby tried to kill his wife's ___mour |
| 49% | SARA | 4 | Bob Dylan's musical tribute to his wife |
| 49% | ANTIGONE | 8 | Third child of Oedipus and his wife, Jocasta |
| 49% | ALLOFME | 7 | John Legend's refrain, dedicated to his wife |
| 49% | LBJ | 3 | Initials for the 36th president or his wife |
| 48% | LOIS | 4 | Hi's wife, in the funnies |
| 48% | LOT | 3 | His wife turned into a pillar of salt, in the Bible |
| 47% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ____" (1985 book) |
| 47% | STAROFTHESHOW | 13 | 2016 Thomas Rhett song about his wife: 4 wds. |
| 47% | AHAT | 4 | "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for ___" (1985 book) |
| 47% | AGE | 3 | 89, for Hugh Hefner ... or 29, for his wife |
| 47% | OSIRIS | 6 | Isis, goddess of marriage and wisdom, was his wife |