First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul" featured in New York Times puzzle on July 17, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is OTIS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% OTIS First name of the singer dubbed the "King of Soul" (4) New York Times Jul 17, 2026
7% OTISREDDING Singer dubbed "King of Soul" (11)
6% NAT Singer __ King Cole (3) LA Times Daily Jul 12, 2026
6% OLETA Soul singer Adams (5) New York Times Jul 2, 2026
6% IZZY Soul singer Bizu (4) USA Today May 30, 2026
6% NAME Dub (4) Universal May 8, 2026
6% ARETHA Soul singer Franklin (6) USA Today Apr 26, 2026
6% ANITA Soul singer Baker (5) LA Times Daily Apr 2, 2026
5% NARK Performed round with King's Singer (4) The Times Cryptic Jul 17, 2026
5% ANOINT Dub ... or rub (6) New York Times Jul 16, 2026

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