The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RULED which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2018.
Held sway over crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RULED | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Held sway over
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ruled
- hold
- governed
- command
- overrule
- reign
- reigning
- rule
- dominate
- oligopoly
- favorite
- careen
Crossword Answer definitions
RULED verb- To regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over.
- To excel.
- To mark (paper or the like) with rules (lines).
- To decide judicially.
- To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- To revel.
- Having printed lines.
- (of a surface) Being a scroll; being such that through every point of S there is a straight line that lies on S.
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