| 100% | SESE | 4 | Mobutu ___ Seko, who seized power in a bloodless coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1965 |
| 42% | EBOLA | 5 | River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after which a severe infectious viral disease is named |
| 38% | OKAPIS | 6 | Hoofed animals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ituri Rainforest |
| 38% | LUBUMBASHI | 10 | University city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo founded in 1910 as Elisabethville |
| 37% | BOMA | 4 | Port in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital of the Belgian Congo until 1926 |
| 36% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in NE Democratic Republic of the Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 36% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 33% | KINSHASA | 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo capital |
| 33% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, once |
| 33% | ZAIRE | 5 | Former name for the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 33% | OKAPI | 5 | Mammal endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 32% | DRC | 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo for short |
| 32% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, before 1997 |
| 32% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo, prior to 1997 |
| 32% | ZAIRE | 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo at one time |
| 32% | ARUWIMI | 7 | River in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo that rises near Lake Albert as the Ituri |
| 31% | LUALABA | 7 | River of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; a headstream of the Congo River |
| 31% | BELGIANCONGO | 12 | Name by which the Democratic Republic of the Congo was known from 1908-60 |
| 31% | OPEC | 4 | Republic of the Congo joined it in 2018 |
| 30% | PATRICELUMUMBA | 14 | Pan-Africanist who served as the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 30% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "The Power of the Dog" actress who plays a journalist in the new movie "Civil War": 2 wds. |
| 30% | CELINEDION | 10 | "The Power of Love" singer who was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2008: 2 wds. |
| 30% | ZAIRE | 5 | Country name that replaced (and was later replaced by) Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 29% | MOBUTU | 6 | __ Sese Seko, seized power in Zaire in 1965 |
| 29% | KIRSTENDUNST | 12 | "The Power of the Dog" actress who plays a war photojournalist in the 2024 dystopian action film "Civil War" (2 wds.) |
| 29% | BLARNEY | 7 | — Castle, stronghold in County Cork, Republic of Ireland, housing a stone said to endow those who kiss it with the gift of flattery |
| 29% | MYGGGGENERATION | 15 | Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who |
| 29% | TOBY | 4 | ___ Flenderson, HR representative who had a recurring role in the first season of "The Office" |
| 29% | KODISMITMCPHEE | 14 | "The Power of the Dog" co-star who won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture in 2022 (2 wds.) |