The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EMIR , but the solution may also be RAJAH which is one of the most recent solution (2016 in New York Times).
Eastern ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMIR | 34 % | 4 |
| AMIR | 21 % | 4 |
| SHAH | 20 % | 4 |
| EMEER | 9 % | 5 |
| AMEER | 5 % | 5 |
| RAJAH | 4 % | 5 |
| NIZAM | 2 % | 5 |
| SHEIK | 2 % | 5 |
| RANI | 2 % | 4 |
| AGA | 2 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Eastern ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shogun
- samurai
- shah
- ameer
- amir
- emeer
- emir
- rajah
- rani
- sheik
- basileus
- aga
Crossword Answer definitions
EMIR noun- A prince, commander or other leader or ruler in an Islamic nation.
- A descendant of the prophet Muhammad.
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 EMIR
- Arab VIP
- Arab bigwig
- Bedouin bigwig
- Middle East prince
- Mideast biggie
- Mideastern ruler
- Turkish title
- Arab prince
- Arabic chief
- Bedouin chief
More clues leading to the result AMIR
- Top Turk
- Eastern chieftain
- Mideast bigwig
- Mideast chieftain
- Mideast ruler
- Turkish title
- Arab chieftain
- Arabian prince
- "Abdul Abulbul __"
- "Abdul the Bulbul __"
More clues leading to the result SHAH
- Ayatollah predecessor
- Former Iranian ruler
- Onetime Iranian ruler
- Onetime ruler of 23A
- Bygone ruler
- Walton of Wal-Mart
- Monarch until 1979
- Ruler with a palace in Tehran, once
- ___ mat (Arabic phrase meaning "the king is defeated" that led to the word "checkmate")
- Jahan's title
More clues leading to the result EMEER
- Mideast ruler
- Mideast V.I.P.
- Middle East potentate
- Arab potentate
- Arab chieftain (var.)
- Mideast VIP
- Mideast bigwig
- Turkish official: Var.
- Kuwaiti ruler: Var.
- Prince of the Middle East
More clues leading to the result AMEER
- "Abdulla Bulbul ___" (old song)
- Man abroad
- Eastern ruler
- Onetime Afghanistan ruler
- Moslem leader
- Islamic leader
- Arabian bigwig: Var.
- Islamic ruler (var.)
- Noble's title, abroad (var.)
- Eastern VIP
More clues leading to the result RAJAH
- Indian chief
- Hindu prince
- Royal of India
- VIP in Jaipur
- Ruler in Borneo
- Nobleman
- Big cheese in Malay
- King in India
- Indian king
- Indian prince
More clues leading to the result NIZAM
- Hyderabad ruler's title
- Richest ruler on earth.
- Ruler of Hyderabad.
- Sovereign of Hyderabad.
- The ___ of Hyderabad.
- Title of ruler of Hyderabad.
- Title of the ruler of Hyderabad.
- Head man of Hyderabad.
- Turkish soldier.
- Hyderabad sovereign.
More clues leading to the result SHEIK
- Memorable Valentino role
- Valentino role
- Literally "elder"
- Singer/songwriter Duncan ___
- Araby bigwig
- Frank Zappa album "__ Yerbouti"
- "The __ of Araby"
- "The ___ of Araby"
- It means "old man" in Arabic
- Arabic honorific
More clues leading to the result RANI
- Eastern aristocrat
- Indian princess
- Hindu princess
- Punjab princess
- Indian lady
- Rajah's mate
- Sari-clad royal
- Punjabi princess
- Jhargram Palace resident
- Sari wearer