delidog's guess was correct

The puzzle was:

I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.
~~ Abraham Lincoln

Final score:
delidog E(7) = 14 points
sammi T(7) = 7 points
popcornbird A(9) + U(0) + R(7) + N(7) = 32 points + 1 miss
Ann I(5) = 10 points
Rottieluver45 O(8) + S(2) = 18 points
Cincy’sMom C(3) = 3 points