| 100% | CHOICE | 6 | Rational __ theory, a theory of economics |
| 56% | JOHNRAWLS | 9 | US philosopher who authored A Theory of Justice |
| 56% | RAWLS | 5 | Moral philosopher who wrote A Theory of Justice |
| 55% | SCHEMA | 6 | Outline of a theory |
| 55% | LOCKE | 5 | Philosopher John who posited a theory of social contract |
| 54% | HALDANE | 7 | A proposer of the primordial soup theory, John __ |
| 53% | ROSEN | 5 | Nathan ___, physicist who collaborated with Einstein on a theory of wormholes |
| 53% | BIGBANG | 7 | A theory that explains the origin of the universe |
| 52% | AUTEURIST | 9 | Proponent of a director-centric theory of film |
| 52% | PTOLEMY | 7 | Greek, posited a geocentric theory of the universe |
| 52% | GIST | 4 | Key concept of a theory or an argument |
| 50% | GREATMEN | 8 | Highly influential leaders, in a theory of history that's now out of favor |
| 50% | SCHEMA | 6 | A drawing representative of an idea or theory |
| 49% | UFO | 3 | Subject of a tinfoil hat theory |
| 49% | UFO | 3 | Subj. of a certain conspiracy theory |
| 49% | MOTIVE | 6 | Part of a detective's theory |
| 49% | UFO | 3 | Subject of many a conspiracy theory |
| 49% | ECO | 3 | "A Theory of Semiotics" author |
| 49% | UFO | 3 | Vehicle that may be a part of alien conspiracy theories: Abbr. |
| 48% | GMO | 3 | Topic of many a conspiracy theory: Abbr. |
| 48% | ROUSSEAUISM | 11 | Support of a French philosopher's theories |
| 48% | RAWLS | 5 | "A Theory of Justice" philosopher John |
| 48% | BADGIRLFRIEND | 13 | Theory of a Deadman song with the lyric "She's naughty to the end" |
| 47% | EDDIE | 5 | Actor Redmayne who won a Best Actor Oscar for "The Theory of Everything" |
| 47% | BIG | 3 | "The ___ Bang Theory," show starring Jim Parsons that follows a group of friends |
| 47% | EULER | 5 | 1736 writer of a seminal paper on graph theory |
| 46% | FELICITY | 8 | & 3D Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar nominee for The Theory of Everything |
| 46% | MOTIVE | 6 | Part of a detective's theory in a whodunit novel |
| 45% | OMEGAMALE | 9 | Guy who’s the opposite of an alpha, in a pseudoscientific theory of social hierarchy |
| 44% | ENVYFREE | 8 | Like a division of resources in which each partner is satisfied with their share, in economics |