The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word RULER which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2023.
Sovereign crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RULER | 35 % | 5 |
| POTENTATE | 10 % | 9 |
| ROYAL | 8 % | 5 |
| DYNAST | 8 % | 6 |
| SIRE | 5 % | 4 |
| FREE | 5 % | 4 |
| MONARCH | 5 % | 7 |
| LIEGE | 3 % | 5 |
| EMPEROR | 3 % | 7 |
| SHAH | 3 % | 4 |
| REGAL | 3 % | 5 |
| LORD | 3 % | 4 |
| KHAN | 3 % | 4 |
| REGNAL | 3 % | 6 |
| ALMIGHTY | 3 % | 8 |
| TSAR | 3 % | 4 |
| MONARCHAL | 3 % | 9 |
Why may RULER be the right solution?
The term "sovereign" refers to a person who has supreme power or authority over a nation or state. A "ruler" is a person who exercises power or authority over others, particularly in a political context. Therefore, "ruler" is an appropriate answer for the clue "sovereign."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sovereign
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- monarch
- supreme
- autonomous
- self-governing
- independent
- free
- dominant
- crowned head
- royal
- king
- monarchy
- liege
Crossword Answer definitions
RULER noun- A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
- A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
- To beat with a ruler (as a traditional school punishment).
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 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 POTENTATE
More clues leading to the result ROYAL
- One with special blood
- Part of HRH
- Sort of flush
- Kansas City athlete
- Princess, e.g.
- Monarchic
- Palace dweller
- ___ Winnipeg Ballet
- Princely
- Winningest Longhorns football coach Darrell
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 SIRE
- Royal address
- Id' s head man
- "Your majesty"
- Dam's mate
- Father
- Title of yore
- "Your excellency"
- Beget
- English address
- Paddock papa
More clues leading to the result FREE
- At no cost
- Let loose
- Priceless?
- Unattached
- Complimentary
- Kind of throw or kick
- The "best" price
- Unlike lunch?
- Word before love or lunch
- "___ to Be ... You and Me" (1972 Marlo Thomas gender stereotype-fighting album)
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 LIEGE
- Receiver of allegiance
- Loyal subject
- Feudal fellow
- City in Belgium
- Lord, to his subject
- Lord or vassal
- Feudal figure
- Vassal
- Feudal lord
- Hamlet, to Horatio
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
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 REGAL
- Fit for a queen
- Kingly
- Splendid
- August
- Befitting a queen
- Sovereign
- Name in movie theaters
- Majestic
- A la king?
- Fit for highness
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 KHAN
- Mongol conqueror
- Singer Chaka
- Computer button
- Foe of Kirk
- Name screamed by Captain Kirk
- Kirk nemesis
- "Star Trek II" villain
- "Star Trek" villain who gained power during the Eugenics Wars
- Mongol title
- Villain played by Ricardo Montalbán
More clues leading to the result REGNAL
- Pertaining to a monarch
- On the throne
- Kingly
- Of a sovereign
- Pertaining to a king's rule
- Of a ruler
- Sovereign.
- Of a sovereign.
- Of a king.
- Of king or kingdom.
More clues leading to the result ALMIGHTY
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