| 100% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1974 song by Elton John |
| 82% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 77% | YELLOW | 6 | "Goodbye ___ Brick Road," 1973 album by Elton John with the hit song "Candle in the Wind" |
| 73% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, song by Taupin and John |
| 71% | CANDLE | 6 | __ in the Wind, Elton John song for Marilyn Monroe |
| 69% | WANT | 4 | "I ___ Love," 2001 song by Elton John that features Robert Downey Jr. in the music video |
| 65% | PINBALLWIZARD | 13 | Song performed by Elton John in the film adaptation of 31-Across: 2 wds. |
| 64% | CANDLE | 6 | "___ in the Wind 1997," charity single by Elton John that was rewritten as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 63% | CANDLE | 6 | An Elton John song, __ in the wind |
| 61% | WIND | 4 | "Candle in the ___," song by Elton John that was written in honor of Marilyn Monroe |
| 59% | TINY | 4 | "___ Dancer," song by Elton John that was covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 59% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," 1972 song by Elton John with an astronaut's vehicle in its title |
| 58% | HOME | 4 | "I'm Going ___," 1969 song by Elton John covered by Simon Dupree & The Big Sound |
| 58% | FOR | 3 | "Saturday Night's Alright ___ Fighting," song by Elton John that was covered by The Who |
| 58% | FOR | 3 | "Saturday Night's ___ Fighting," song by Elton John that celebrates the sixth day of the week |
| 57% | SKY | 3 | "Empty ___," 1969 debut album by Elton John with the hit song "Lady Samantha" |
| 55% | BENNIE | 6 | "___ and the Jets," 1973 song by Elton John |
| 55% | LOW | 3 | "Too ___ for Zero," 1983 album by Elton John with the hit song "I'm Still Standing" |
| 54% | CANDLE | 6 | Elton John's "___ in the Wind" |
| 54% | YOURSONG | 8 | 1971 Elton John song that appeared in the movie "Moulin Rouge!": 2 wds. |
| 54% | CANDLE | 6 | Item Elton John had in the wind |
| 53% | TINY | 4 | "___ Dancer," song by Elton John |
| 53% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," song by Elton John |
| 52% | DIANA | 5 | Elton John's "Candle in the Wind" was rewritten to honor her |
| 51% | SUN | 3 | "Don't Let the ___ Go Down on Me," 1974 song by Elton John that peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 |
| 51% | AIDA | 4 | Elton John/Tim Rice opera adaptation that featured a #2 song on the Adult Contemporary chart ("Written in the Stars") |
| 50% | CROCODILEROCK | 13 | Elton John song that was in the Top 10 on the "Billboard" Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1973 (2 wds.) |
| 50% | ROCKET | 6 | "___ Man," 1972 song by Elton John covered by Kate Bush |
| 50% | PRINCESSOFWALES | 15 | Elton John's dedicatee for "Candle in the Wind 1997" |
| 50% | LAUGHTER | 8 | "___ in the Rain," 1974 song by Neil Sedaka that topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |