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 2019.
Held sway crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RULED | 53 % | 5 |
| REIGNED | 35 % | 7 |
| PREVAILED | 6 % | 9 |
| GOVERNED | 6 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Held sway
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold sway
- held over
- held up
- reigned
- rulership
- hegemony
- holding
- hold with
- influence
- swayed
- held back
- dominancy
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.
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 RULED
- Like most notebooks
- Notebook paper
- Wielded authority
- Led
- Like notebook paper
- Lined up?
- Held sway
- Like notebook sheets
- Declared as a judge
- Held sway over
More clues leading to the result REIGNED
- Was in charge
- Worked like a queen
- Ruled
- Held sway
- Had power
- Was everywhere
- Held sway.
- Prevailed.
- Occupied a throne.
- Ruled.