The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RAJAH , but the solution may also be CZAR which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Potentate crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RAJAH | 16 % | 5 |
| CZAR | 13 % | 4 |
| EMIR | 13 % | 4 |
| TSAR | 10 % | 4 |
| RULER | 10 % | 5 |
| DYNAST | 10 % | 6 |
| NABOB | 6 % | 5 |
| SHAH | 6 % | 4 |
| SOVEREIGN | 3 % | 9 |
| TZAR | 3 % | 4 |
| RAJA | 3 % | 4 |
| SULTAN | 3 % | 6 |
| MAHARAJAH | 3 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Potentate
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dictator
- despot
- dignitary
- functionary
- flunkey
- personage
- autocrat
- despotic
- grandee
- prelate
- despots
- tyrant
Crossword Answer definitions
RAJAH noun- A Hindu prince or ruler in India.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Charaxes.
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 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 CZAR
- Alexis, for one
- Russian monarch
- All-powerful one
- Russian ruler
- Autocrat of old
- Obama appointee
- Unelected political bigwig
- Big shot of industry
- Despot
- Baron
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 TSAR
- Autocrat
- Catherine's husband
- Despot
- Fyodor, for one
- Godunov, for one
- Homeland despot
- Peter the Great, e.g.
- Ruler of yore
- Top Romanov
- Alexander, for one
More clues leading to the result RULER
- Line item?
- Measurement stick
- Measuring stick
- Despot
- Knuckle rapper
- Straightedge
- Something for good measure
- Pharaoh, e.g.
- Dynast
- Rapper in class?
More clues leading to the result DYNAST
- Ruler by heredity
- Hereditary monarch
- Sovereign
- Hereditary ruler
- Ruler by birth
- King who succeeds his father, say
- Potentate
- Founder of a royal house.
- Governor or prince.
- Ruler.
More clues leading to the result NABOB
- Person of wealth and prominence
- Fat cat
- Big spender
- Wealthy one
- Millionaire
- Big wheel or fat cat
- Big cheese
- Big wheel
- Business bigwig
- Man of means
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 SOVEREIGN
More clues leading to the result TZAR
- Winter Palace resident
- Erstwhile ruler
- Title of Nicholas II: Var.
- Obsolete ruler: Var.
- Passé title.
- Potentate.
- Emperor: Var.
- Ruler.
- White Russian ruler.
- Tyrant: Var.
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 SULTAN
- Emir
- Ottoman bigwig
- Harem keeper
- Brunei bigwig
- Ottoman Empire leader
- Ottoman ruler
- "The ___ of Swat"
- Ottoman muck-a-muck
- Dubai VIP
- "The ___ of Swat" (Ruth's nickname)