| 100% | NOODLES | 7 | Thinks (on) |
| 100% | POETS | 5 | People thinking on their feet? |
| 99% | REFLECT | 7 | Think back on |
| 98% | HMM | 3 | "Let's think on that one ..." |
| 97% | ASIDE | 5 | Spoken thought, on stage |
| 97% | CHEW | 4 | Think about, with on |
| 97% | CAP | 3 | "Put your thinking ___ on ..." |
| 95% | POETS | 5 | Creatives who may think on their feet? |
| 95% | ASIDE | 5 | Thinking out loud, on stage |
| 95% | ADLIB | 5 | Think up on the spot |
| 93% | IMPROVISE | 9 | To think on the spot, often as performance |
| 93% | GOOGLETIME | 10 | Newbie crossword solver's thought on a Friday |
| 93% | WHATINHELL | 10 | Newbie crossword solver's thought on a Thursday |
| 93% | IDLIKESOMEHINTS | 15 | Newbie crossword solver's thought on a Wednesday |
| 93% | WISHMELUCK | 10 | Newbie crossword solver's thought on a Tuesday |
| 93% | IVEGOTTHIS | 10 | Newbie crossword solver's thought on a Monday |
| 92% | PUT | 3 | "___ your thinking cap on!" |
| 90% | IMO | 3 | "I think," on the group chat: Abbr. |
| 90% | IMO | 3 | "What I think," on an iPhone: Abbr. |
| 89% | DWELL | 5 | __ on; keep thinking about |
| 89% | CHEW | 4 | Think (on) |
| 88% | IMO | 3 | "Here's what I think," on social media |
| 87% | CAP | 3 | "Put on your thinking ___" |
| 87% | THEN | 4 | __ again; on second thought |
| 85% | IMO | 3 | "This is what I think" on the internet: Abbr. |
| 85% | IMO | 3 | "This is what I think," on the internet: Abbr. |
| 85% | OPTIMISM | 8 | Positive thinking, a cheery outlook on life |
| 85% | OBSESS | 6 | ___ over (constantly think about or fixate on) |
| 83% | TROLLEYPROBLEM | 14 | Ethical thought experiment parodied on “The Good Place” |
| 83% | CAPS | 4 | "UH-OH, I THINK MY ___ LOCK IS ON!" |