| 100% | OPENLETTER | 10 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s message from Birmingham Jail, for one |
| 59% | SPEECH | 6 | Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s “Give Us the Ballot,” for one |
| 56% | ORATOR | 6 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 56% | ATLANTAN | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr., for one |
| 54% | PHD | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one in theology from Boston University |
| 50% | JAIL | 4 | Martin Luther King's "Letter From Birmingham ___" |
| 48% | DREAM | 5 | Martin Luther King Jr. had one |
| 46% | PHDS | 4 | Condoleezza Rice and Martin Luther King Jr., for two |
| 45% | CIVIL | 5 | ___ rights (what Martin Luther King, Jr., fought for) |
| 45% | DRUMMAJOR | 9 | "The ___ Instinct": Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sermon from Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church in February 1968 |
| 45% | ATLANTA | 7 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthplace |
| 44% | TIME | 4 | Magazine that named Martin Luther King Jr. "Person of the Year" for 1963 |
| 44% | REV | 3 | Title for Martin Luther King Jr. (Abbr.) |
| 44% | REV | 3 | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s title: Abbr. |
| 42% | REV | 3 | Title for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Abbr. |
| 42% | GIVEUSTHEBALLOT | 15 | 1957 Martin Luther King, Jr., speech that called for voting rights for African Americans |
| 42% | JAN | 3 | Month for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Abbr. |
| 42% | MONTGOMERYBUS | 13 | ___ Boycott, protest campaign in which Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key leaders: 2 wds. |
| 41% | REV | 3 | Religious title for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Abbr. |
| 41% | LETFREEDOMRING | 14 | Repeated phrase in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 41% | FREEATLAST | 10 | Final words of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech |
| 40% | WESHALLOVERCOME | 15 | Civil-rights protest song sung at Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s funeral |
| 40% | SOUTHERNBAPTIST | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 40% | BAPTISTMINISTER | 15 | Martin Luther King Jr., e.g. |
| 40% | BAPTISTS | 8 | Martin Luther King Jr. and others |
| 39% | JAN | 3 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day month (Abbr.) |
| 39% | IHAVEADREAM | 11 | Martin Luther King Jr.: August 28, 1963 |
| 39% | NOBEL | 5 | ___ Peace Prize, award for Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 39% | IHAVE | 5 | "___ a dream": Martin Luther King Jr. |
| 39% | DAY | 3 | Follower of Martin Luther King Jr. |