| 100% | OVERCOME | 8 | "We Shall ___," song adaptation by Bruce Springsteen honoring Martin Luther King Jr. which released in 2006 |
| 39% | DREAM | 5 | "A ___," 2006 song by Common feat Will.i.am honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 39% | BIRTHDAY | 8 | "Happy ___," 1980 song by Stevie Wonder honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 38% | VISION | 6 | "One ___," 1985 song by Queen honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 34% | ARIZONA | 7 | "By the Time I get to ___," 1991 song by Public Enemy honoring Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 33% | SELMA | 5 | City famously visited by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 |
| 33% | NOBEL | 5 | Peace Prize won by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964 |
| 32% | DAYOFSERVICE | 12 | Title for the federal holiday that honors Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 32% | ALI | 3 | Film in which LeVar Burton played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 31% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 31% | SELMA | 5 | 2014 film in which David Oyelowo played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 31% | ALI | 3 | 2001 film in which LeVar Burton played Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 31% | SPEECH | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Give Us the Ballot,” for one |
| 31% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | “Interstellar” actor who played Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” |
| 30% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | He plays Martin Luther King, Jr. in "Selma": 2 wds. |
| 30% | EDWARDBROOKE | 12 | African-American U.S. Senator who introduced legislation to create a holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. (2 wds.) |
| 29% | WINFIELD | 8 | Paul ___, "Sounder" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 TV miniseries "King" |
| 29% | JEFFREY | 7 | ___ Wright, "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV film "Boycott" |
| 29% | OYELOWO | 7 | David —, actor who portrayed Dr Martin Luther King, Jr in 2014 biopic Selma |
| 29% | RIGHTS | 6 | Cause championed by Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 29% | JEFFREYWRIGHT | 13 | "Westworld" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 TV movie "Boycott" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 29% | JACKSON | 7 | Samuel L. ___, "Pulp Fiction" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2011 stage production "Mountaintop" |
| 29% | PHDS | 4 | Achievements of Henry Kissinger and Martin Luther King Jr., in brief |
| 28% | RFK | 3 | Deliverer of a noted speech upon the death of Martin Luther King Jr. (4/4/1968), in brief |
| 28% | YOBA | 4 | Malik ___, "New York Undercover" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2013 TV film "Betty & Coretta" |
| 28% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Informal title of the famous speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 (4 wds.) |
| 28% | CLIFTONPOWELL | 13 | "Saints & Sinners" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1999 TV movie "Selma, Lord, Selma" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | ANTHONYMACKIE | 13 | "Avengers: Endgame" actor who played Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2016 TV movie "All the Way" (2 wds.) |
| 28% | DAVIDOYELOWO | 12 | British-Nigerian actor who played American civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., in "Selma": 2 wds. |