| 100% | CLEANMYPLATE | 12 | Dear old dad the umpire always told me to ___ |
| 85% | DOMYHOMEWORK | 12 | Dear old dad the builder always told me to ___ |
| 77% | STANDUPSTRAIGHT | 15 | Dear old dad the comedic foil always told me to ___ |
| 77% | TURNTHEOTHERCHEEK | 17 | Dear old dad the cosmetic surgeon always told me to ___ |
| 77% | MINDMYOWNBUSINESS | 17 | Dear old dad the C.E.O. always told me to ___ |
| 73% | SETMYSIGHTSHIGH | 15 | Dear old dad the sharpshooter always taught me to ___ |
| 39% | NAGNAGNAG | 9 | "You always tell me what to do!" |
| 35% | HOWARDSTERNLY | 13 | "Don't tell me what to say on the air," said___ |
| 35% | SCARFACE | 8 | "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" movie |
| 34% | ALOUD | 5 | The way I always read bedtime stories to my daughter |
| 34% | NEWSFLASH | 9 | "Hey, let me be the first to tell you ..." |
| 34% | HERESWHO | 8 | "Want to know the culprit? I'll tell you!" |
| 34% | PAPA | 4 | Dear old dad |
| 33% | FILM | 4 | "I have a photographic memory, but I always forget to bring the ___!" |
| 32% | DONT | 4 | "___ tell me to calm down!" |
| 31% | THECUBSINAWORLDSERIES | 21 | The man says, "I always wanted to see ..." |
| 31% | SLOW | 4 | "Killing me ___, out the window / I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below" |
| 30% | TALIA | 5 | Shire with no connection to "The Lord of the Rings," as far as I can tell |
| 30% | FREE | 4 | "...One thing I can tell you is you got to be ___" ("Come Together" by The Beatles) |
| 30% | EYESUP | 6 | What the dog (somewhat overweight, I admit) almost always does to my steak |
| 30% | BOSSY | 5 | Always telling people what to do |
| 30% | BOSSY | 5 | Always telling others what to do |
| 30% | MAMA | 4 | "___ Told Me (Not to Come)" |
| 30% | ODDS | 4 | "Never tell me the ___" |
| 30% | MOON | 4 | "Fly Me to The ___" |
| 29% | SAJAK | 5 | He's often told "I'd like to solve the puzzle" |
| 29% | AGE | 3 | "I hope you live to the ripe old ___ of hundred" |
| 29% | TAKE | 4 | "Don't have to always be right, let me ___ some of the punches" (lyric from a 2005 song) |
| 29% | OATH | 4 | It may begin "I swear to tell the truth ..." |
| 29% | IGIVE | 5 | "Just tell me the answer" |