The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word EMIR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Mideast ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMIR | 44 % | 4 |
| AMIR | 19 % | 4 |
| EMEER | 16 % | 5 |
| AMEER | 9 % | 5 |
| SHAH | 8 % | 4 |
| SAUD | 3 % | 4 |
| SHEIK | 2 % | 5 |
Why may EMIR be the right solution?
The term "Emir" is commonly used to refer to a ruler in the Middle East, particularly in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. It is a title of high-ranking officials or leaders in Islamic countries.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mideast ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sultan
- sheik
- emir
- sharif
- ghulam
- admiral
- sultanate
- shah
- hakim
- iea
- caliph
- umayyad
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 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 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 SAUD
- Brother of Arabian King Faisal
- King deposed by Faisal
- Ibn ___
- Arabian king
- Kingly Arabian name
- 1950's-60's Mideastern king
- Ibn ___ (Arabia's founder)
- Faisal's brother
- ___ ibn Abdul-Aziz
- '50s-'60s Mideast king