| 100% | PRUDENCE | 8 | Heavenly virtue of self-discipline by reason |
| 44% | WHENCE | 6 | By reason of which |
| 39% | PLEA | 4 | "Not guilty by reason of insanity," e.g. |
| 39% | PLEA | 4 | Not guilty by reason of insanity, e.g. |
| 39% | PLEA | 4 | "Not guilty by reason of insanity," for one |
| 38% | PRUDENCE | 8 | One of the cardinal virtues, meaning reason |
| 38% | EGO | 3 | Fragile sense of self that may be massaged by others |
| 38% | ONMERIT | 7 | By virtue of one's abilities (2 wds.) |
| 37% | PLUTOCRAT | 9 | Ruler by virtue of wealth |
| 36% | THEOREM | 7 | Mathematical truth, validated by a chain of reasoning |
| 36% | LOGIC | 5 | Form of unemotional reasoning favored by Mr. Spock |
| 36% | LACK | 4 | ___ of self-discipline (slacker's problem, perhaps) |
| 36% | ADORKABLE | 9 | Charming by virtue of being awkward |
| 36% | CRITIQUE | 8 | "___ of Pure Reason," 1781 book by Immanuel Kant about metaphysics |
| 35% | HARLOT | 6 | Woman of easy virtue as drawn by William Hogarth |
| 33% | BLINK | 5 | "___: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking," self-help book by Malcolm Gladwell |
| 32% | SIGNS | 5 | "___ of Life," instrumental song by Pink Floyd from the album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" |
| 32% | SHAMELESSGULP | 13 | Piece of unabashed self-promotion achieved by downing your brewskie all in one go? |
| 32% | SING | 4 | "One's Self I ___," poem by Walt Whitman which is a part of 21a |
| 32% | ONLY | 4 | "___ Angel," song by Harry Styles which is part of his self-titled debut album |
| 31% | SEVEN | 5 | Number of deadly sins or heavenly virtues |
| 30% | DEDUCE | 6 | To arrive at a conclusion by reasoning |
| 30% | EGO | 3 | Sense of self |
| 30% | EGOS | 4 | Senses of self |
| 30% | EGOS | 4 | Ideas of self |
| 30% | EGO | 3 | Concept of self |