| 100% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World" (USA for Africa song of 1985) |
| 71% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World" (USA for Africa song) |
| 68% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World," song by the charity supergroup "USA for Africa" |
| 64% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World" (song by USA For Africa) |
| 62% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World" (1985 hit single by USA for Africa) |
| 56% | WEARETHEWORLD | 13 | 1985 USA for Africa charity single co-written by 44-Across with the lyrics "It's time to lend a hand to life / The greatest gift of all" (4 wds.) |
| 55% | ARE | 3 | "We __ the World"; 1985 song |
| 52% | USA | 3 | ___ for Africa ("We Are the World" group) |
| 52% | USA | 3 | ___ for Africa ("We Are the World" supergroup) |
| 52% | USA | 3 | ___ for Africa ("We Are the World" band) |
| 51% | USA | 3 | ___ for Africa (group that sang "We Are the World") |
| 50% | RUN | 3 | "___ the World (Girls)," 2011 song by Beyonce that was used to awaken the crew of the US Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| 49% | STUDSTERKEL | 11 | US author and broadcaster whose work The Good War: An Oral History of World War II won the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction |
| 49% | WEARE | 5 | "___ the World" (1985 song that raised over $60 million for charity): 2 wds. |
| 47% | GANGLAND | 8 | The world of organized crime; US TV series |
| 47% | ARE | 3 | 1985 charity song "We ___ the World" |
| 46% | MOBY | 4 | Electronic musician known for the song "We Are All Made of Stars" |
| 45% | ADELE | 5 | 2017 Song of the Year winner for "Hello" |
| 45% | ADELE | 5 | Song of the Year winner for "Hello" at the 2017 Grammys |
| 45% | GRAMMY | 6 | Song of the Year award won by Lorde for 36-Across |
| 45% | HER | 3 | Song of the Year Grammy winner for "I Can't Breathe" |
| 45% | ARE | 3 | "We ___ the World" (1985 hit song) |
| 45% | DOD | 3 | The acronym for US Department of Defense |
| 45% | KNOW | 4 | "It's the End of the World as We ___ It" (R.E.M. song) |
| 44% | SUN | 3 | The biggest natural source of light for us |
| 44% | NAPTIMES | 8 | Stretches for the rest of us? |
| 44% | WEARETHEWORLD | 13 | 1985 USA for Africa charity single co-produced by Quincy Jones (4 wds.) |
| 44% | HER | 3 | Grammy Song of the Year winner for “I Can’t Breathe” |
| 44% | RULE | 4 | "Everybody Wants to ___ the World" (Tears for Fears song) |
| 44% | EVERYBODY | 9 | __ Wants to Rule the World, Tears for Fears song |