The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TSAR , but the solution may also be LORD which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in New York Sun).
Ruler crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TSAR | 50 % | 4 |
| SHAH | 13 % | 4 |
| DYNAST | 6 % | 6 |
| LORD | 4 % | 4 |
| CZAR | 4 % | 4 |
| REGENT | 1 % | 6 |
| QUEEN | 1 % | 5 |
| GERENT | 1 % | 6 |
| EMIR | 1 % | 4 |
| TSARINA | 1 % | 7 |
| POTENTATE | 1 % | 9 |
| EMPRESS | 1 % | 7 |
| HEAD | 1 % | 4 |
| PERSONINCOMMAND | 1 % | 15 |
| PHARAOH | 1 % | 7 |
| TZAR | 1 % | 4 |
| FERULE | 1 % | 6 |
| CSAR | 1 % | 4 |
| CAESAR | 1 % | 6 |
| ELIZABETH | 1 % | 9 |
| KAISER | 1 % | 6 |
| OVERLORD | 1 % | 8 |
| MEASURE | 1 % | 7 |
| TOPARCH | 1 % | 7 |
| KING | 1 % | 4 |
| AMEER | 1 % | 5 |
| MONARCH | 1 % | 7 |
| SULTAN | 1 % | 6 |
| AMIR | 1 % | 4 |
| EMPEROR | 1 % | 7 |
| HEADOFSTATE | 1 % | 11 |
| AUTOCRAT | 1 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Ruler
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rule
- ndp
- head
- roi
- officer
- leadership
- boss
- leader
- administrator
- gov
- counselor
- chief
Crossword Answer definitions
TSAR noun- An emperor of Russia (1547 to 1917) and of some South Slavic states.
- A person with great power; an autocrat.
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 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 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 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 LORD
- "____ Of The Flies"
- Proprietor of a manor
- Lady's man?
- "Man ..."
- Byron's title
- Follower of "O"?
- See 18-Across
- See 9-Across
- ___ Voldemort (villian in the Harry Potter series)
- Master
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 REGENT
- Governor
- University board member
- Stand-in king
- Temporary ruler
- Royal stand-in
- Trustee
- University VIP
- University officer
- College bigshot
- College board member
More clues leading to the result QUEEN
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" group
- British head
- Dannay/Lee sleuth
- Freddie Mercury's band
- "Fat Bottomed Girls" band
- ... Smile
- Drag-ster?
- Anne or Mary
- Powerful piece
- Card
More clues leading to the result GERENT
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 TSARINA
- Alexandra was the last one
- Emperor's wife
- Russian empress (variant spelling)
- Russian empress
- Ruler's wife
- Alexandra, for one
- Russian who ruled
- Royal old Russian
- Russian royal, of yore
- Russian regent's wife, once
More clues leading to the result POTENTATE
More clues leading to the result EMPRESS
- Title for Josephine
- Female ruler
- Catherine I or II
- Tarot card, with "The"
- Russian ruler
- Catherine the Great, e.g.
- Josephine, for one
- Catherine the Great, to Russia
- One of Victoria's titles
- Josephine's title
More clues leading to the result HEAD
- Lead
- Cabbage unit
- Enterprise lavatory
- Facilities, aboard ship
- Highest in rank
- John, at sea?
- Peruke support
- Hollywood designer, Edith
- Kind of start
- With 2D, a Hollywood designer
More clues leading to the result PERSONINCOMMAND
More clues leading to the result PHARAOH
- He fought 63-Across in the Bible
- Sanders of jazz
- Pyramid honoree
- Villain of Exodus
- Exodus tyrant
- Pyramid schemer?
- Giza pyramid builder
- Tut, e.g.
- Hatshepsut was one
- Ancient Egyptian ruler
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 FERULE
- Disciplinary paddle
- Old schoolmaster's disciplinary tool
- Schoolmaster's rod
- Instrument of discipline.
- Martinet's weapon.
- English schoolmaster's rod.
- Relative of a hickory stick.
- Stick.
- Schoolmaster's stick.
- Item for Wackford Squeers.
More clues leading to the result CSAR
More clues leading to the result CAESAR
- Hail follower
- Kind of salad
- Rubicon crosser
- "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" ape
- First Roman to be deified
- Gallic Wars general
- Haircut named after an emperor
- 3/15/44 BC victim
- Romaine lettuce salad
- Ides victim
More clues leading to the result ELIZABETH
- Philip's bride.
- She dies for love of Tannhaeuser.
- Royal mother of two.
- The Landgrave's niece, in "Tannhaeuser."
- Recent visitor from England.
- She's twenty-six today.
- H. R. H.
- Today's leading lady.
- Ruler.
- New Jersey city
More clues leading to the result KAISER
- Car of the '40s and '50s
- Wilhelm, for one
- Roll variety
- Old German emperor
- Autocrat
- Wilhelm's rank
- German ruler
- Roll for sandwiches
- Industrialist Henry J.
- __ roll
More clues leading to the result OVERLORD
- Boss of bosses
- Operation ___ (military campaign launched on D-Day)
- Operation headed up by Eisenhower
- World War II Operation.
- Historic operation of W. W. II.
- Supreme ruler.
- Domineer
- Ruler
- Boss
- Oppressive boss
More clues leading to the result MEASURE
- Determine the size of
- Gauge
- Word appearing twice in a Shakespeare title
- Word repeated in a Shakespeare title
- Step off, perhaps
- Part of a score
- Bassman's bar
- Bar of music
- Use a ruler
- Band's bar
More clues leading to the result TOPARCH
More clues leading to the result KING
- Author of 14A
- Double-decker checker
- Board member?
- Chess piece
- Card
- Hotel room option
- Back-row piece
- Double checker
- January honoree
- Nickname for Elvis
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 MONARCH
- Migrating butterfly
- Black-and-orange butterfly
- Queen Elizabeth II, e.g.
- Crowned head
- Large butterfly
- Sacramento WNBAer
- Sovereign
- Lepidopterist's quarry
- Absolute ruler
- Brightly colored butterfly
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)
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 EMPEROR
- Hadrian, for one
- "Return of the Jedi" villain, with "The"
- Streaker of stories
- Large penguin type
- Akihito, for one
- His new clothes were nonexistent
- Hirohito, e.g.
- Hans Christian Andersen's naked marcher
- Hirohito or Akihito
- Big moth