The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word EMIRS , but the solution may also be RULERS which is one of the most recent solution (2002 in USA Today).
Potentates crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| EMIRS | 33 % | 5 |
| SHAHS | 17 % | 5 |
| RULERS | 17 % | 6 |
| TSARS | 17 % | 5 |
| RAJAHS | 17 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Potentates
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dictator
- rulers
- magnates
- principalities
- grandees
- potency
- influential
- aristocracies
- powerfulness
- majesties
- plutocrats
- powerful
Crossword Answer definitions
EMIRS 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 EMIRS
- Abu Dhabi VIPs
- Important Kuwaitis
- Turkish dignitaries
- Bahrain bigwigs
- Qatar's leader, et al.
- Dubai dignitaries
- 44-Across spenders
- Abu Dhabi biggies
- Eastern V.I.P.'s
- Eastern V.I.P.s
More clues leading to the result SHAHS
- Bygone rulers
- Rulers of the past
- Bygone Iranian leaders
- Kings of Iran
- Iranian monarchs
- Kings of Persia
- Lords of Persia
- Persian kings
- Pre-Khomeini VIPs
- Former leaders of Iran
More clues leading to the result RULERS
- Kings and queens, but not rooks
- Drafting tools
- Sovereigns
- Owners of thrones
- School-desk accessories
- Drafting aids
- Emir and despot
- Foot-long school sticks
- Decision makers
- Kings and queens
More clues leading to the result TSARS
- Nicholas and Alexander
- Alexis I and Ivan IV
- Peter and Paul
- Peter and Paul, but not Mary
- Bygone rulers
- Former Russian rulers
- Nicholas and Ivan
- Pre 1917 Russian rulers
- Royal Russians
- Russian dynasts