| 100% | ADAGE | 5 | Many a statement that "they say" |
| 68% | OLDIE | 5 | Many a goodie, they say |
| 58% | SPAMS | 5 | Notifies people by email that they won a foreign lottery, say |
| 53% | ADMISSION | 9 | A statement that acknowledges the truth |
| 52% | PARADOX | 7 | A statement that seems to contradict itself |
| 50% | TRUTHINESS | 10 | Quality of a statement that feels plausible |
| 50% | TWEET | 5 | Many a presidential statement, now |
| 50% | TWEET | 5 | Many a presidential statement, nowadays |
| 50% | THISISALIE | 10 | Statement that's a paradox |
| 49% | ICARE | 5 | Statement that might follow a hug |
| 49% | HAS | 3 | They say a lie ___ no legs |
| 49% | MARRIAGE | 8 | They say it is a lottery |
| 49% | GNOREIT | 7 | "Forget they said that" |
| 48% | CASEDISMISSED | 13 | Statement that might end a legal proceeding |
| 48% | REBUTTAL | 8 | A statement saying something is not true |
| 48% | POLITICS | 8 | They say this is a dirty business |
| 48% | AGE | 3 | They say it's just a number |
| 48% | AOC | 3 | Rep. who said, “Crime is a symptom of a diseased society that neglects its most marginalized people” (July, 2020) |
| 47% | LIE | 3 | Make a statement like Pinocchio, say |
| 47% | PREAMBLE | 8 | Introductory statement that starts a book |
| 47% | RARER | 5 | More enticing to a philatelist, say |
| 47% | THREE | 5 | A crowd, they say |
| 47% | LESS | 4 | More, they say |
| 47% | LESS | 4 | More, in a saying |
| 47% | AWE | 3 | State that many are in when they visit a national park |
| 47% | NEWYORK | 7 | They say it's the city that never sleeps |
| 47% | IDO | 3 | Statement that usually has a nice ring to it? |
| 47% | ANGLOPHILE | 10 | Many a Brit who now makes Tennessee home, say |
| 47% | ORSO | 4 | "... ___ they say" ("If you believe that"): 2 wds. |
| 47% | SAIDNOONEEVER | 13 | Words dismissing the statement that preceded them |