| 100% | PLAYDEAD | 8 | Command that prompts a dog to flop over onto its back: 2 wds. |
| 40% | SPEAK | 5 | Command that may prompt a dog to bark |
| 35% | ANTLION | 7 | Predatory insect that digs a sandpit to trap its prey: 2 wds. |
| 34% | FETCH | 5 | "Get it and bring it back" command to a dog |
| 34% | SICEM | 5 | Command to a guard dog (2 wds.) |
| 33% | POODLEMOTH | 10 | Rare insect that borrows a part of its name from a dog breed: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ISEE | 4 | "Can ___ that for a second?" ("Show it to me"): 2 wds. |
| 32% | SIT | 3 | Command for a dog to lower its behind |
| 32% | THEMASTERS | 10 | Annual golf tournament that awards a green jacket to its winner: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RECLINE | 7 | To lie back, in a chair that does it for you |
| 30% | STAY | 4 | Command to a dog that wants to wander off |
| 30% | STAY | 4 | Command to a dog that means "Don't move" |
| 30% | OFF | 3 | Command to a dog that's getting too frisky |
| 30% | CANADA | 6 | Country that gives its name to a smoky back bacon |
| 30% | NOTSPAM | 7 | Button that moves a message to the inbox: 2 wds. |
| 30% | SICEM | 5 | Command for a canine to attack: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CLOSEONE | 8 | "Whew, that was a ___!" ("Just made it!"): 2 wds. |
| 29% | COBRAKAI | 8 | Netflix series that is a sequel to the "Karate Kid" franchise: 2 wds. |
| 29% | RESTSTOP | 8 | Place to pull over during a long road trip: 2 wds. |
| 29% | DOCTORSLEEP | 11 | 2013 novel that's a sequel to "The Shining": 2 wds. |
| 29% | OBEY | 4 | What a well-trained dog will do in response to its owner's commands |
| 29% | SAINTBERNARD | 12 | A massive dog that has become famous for its alpine rescues: 2 wds. |
| 29% | CATDOOR | 7 | Flap that lets a kitten go from inside to outside: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SAFETYPIN | 9 | Fastener with a guard to cover its sharp point: 2 wds. |
| 28% | SPEAK | 5 | Command that leads to a bark |
| 28% | PAW | 3 | A dog extends it to "shake" |
| 27% | GROUND | 6 | *Earthly surface that a dog may dig up to bury its precious bone |
| 27% | SICEM | 5 | Command to an attack dog (2 wds.) |
| 27% | STAY | 4 | Command that a dog shouldn't follow |
| 27% | FLEA | 4 | Insect that causes a dog to scratch |