The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word AMIR which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1973.
Oriental ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| AMIR | 31 % | 4 |
| EMEER | 15 % | 5 |
| SHAH | 8 % | 4 |
| AGA | 8 % | 3 |
| EMIR | 8 % | 4 |
| RAJA | 8 % | 4 |
| RAJAH | 8 % | 5 |
| AMEER | 8 % | 5 |
| RANI | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oriental ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- amir
- aga
- emeer
- raja
- rani
- shah
- firman
- agha
- ameer
- emir
- khan
- mao
Crossword Answer definitions
AMIR 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 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 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 AGA
- Palindromic title
- The __ Khan
- Turkish VIP
- __ Khan
- Eastern title
- Turk's title
- Sir abroad
- Turkish title
- ___ Khan
- Old Turkish title
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 RAJA
- Punjab prince
- Indian prince
- Hindu nobility
- Rig-Veda ruler
- Prince of India
- Song of India
- Hindu royal
- Indian royal
- 61-Across prince
- Hindi title
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 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