| 100% | VISION | 6 | "One ___," 1985 song by Queen honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 56% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | "Happy ___," 1980 song by Stevie Wonder honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 52% | OVERCOME | 8 | "We Shall ___," song adaptation by Bruce Springsteen honoring Martin Luther King Jr. which released in 2006 |
| 51% | DREAM | 5 | "A ___," 2006 song by Common feat Will.i.am honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 50% | ORATOR | 6 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 50% | DREAM | 5 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one |
| 50% | ATLANTAN | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 49% | DAYOFSERVICE | 12 | Title for the federal holiday that honors Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 49% | ARIZONA | 7 | "By the Time I get to ___," 1991 song by Public Enemy honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 48% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 48% | OPENLETTER | 10 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s message from Birmingham Jail, for one |
| 47% | SPEECH | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Give Us the Ballot,” for one |
| 45% | EDWARDBROOKE | 12 | African-American U.S. Senator who introduced legislation to create a holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 44% | RIGHTS | 6 | Cause championed by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 44% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 42% | ODETTA | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr., called her the “Queen of American Folk Music” |
| 42% | SELMA | 5 | City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 |
| 42% | NOBEL | 5 | Peace Prize won by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 |
| 42% | ATLANTA | 7 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace |
| 42% | SOUTHERNBAPTIST | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 42% | BAPTISTMINISTER | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 42% | BAPTISTS | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr. and others |
| 41% | JAN | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day month (Abbr.) |
| 41% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Martin Luther King Jr.: August 28, 1963 |
| 41% | IHAVEADREAMTHATONEDAYON | 23 | Part 1 of a prophecy by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 41% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 biopic starring David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr |
| 41% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a dream": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 41% | DAY | 3 | Follower of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 40% | LIE | 3 | "A ___ cannot live": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 40% | REV | 3 | Title for Martin Luther King Jr. (Abbr.) |