The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TSAR which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
Despotic ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TSAR | 42 % | 4 |
| SATRAP | 33 % | 6 |
| TYRANT | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Despotic ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- tyrant
- dictator
- autocrat
- big man
- dictatorship
- tyranny
- despot
- despotic
- dictatorial
- autocratic
- god
- leviathan
Crossword Answer definitions
TSAR noun- An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
- A person with great power; an autocrat.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TSAR
- Autocrat
- Catherine's husband
- Despot
- Fyodor, for one
- Godunov, for one
- Homeland despot
- Peter the Great, e.g.
- Ruler of yore
- Top Romanov
- Alexander, for one
More clues leading to the result SATRAP
- Petty despot
- Petty tyrant
- Persian governor
- Two-bit despot
- Persian ruler
- Petty bureaucrat
- Persian despot
- Petty potentate
- Despotic ruler
- Ancient Persian governor