The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DESPOT which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2015.
Harsh ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPOT | 67 % | 6 |
| TYRANT | 33 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Harsh ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- despot
- tyrant
- autocrat
- absolute monarch
- caudillo
- control freak
- despotat
- despotate
- dictator
- napoleon
- pharaonic
- powermonger
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPOT noun- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DESPOT
- Tyrant
- Absolute ruler
- Robespierre, to foes
- Autocrat
- Oppressive ruler
- Dictatorial ruler
- Rigid ruler
- Ming the Merciless or Vlad the Impaler
- Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
- Ironfisted ruler