The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DESPOT , but the solution may also be OGRE which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in Wall Street Journal).
Tyrant crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DESPOT | 53 % | 6 |
| OGRE | 16 % | 4 |
| TSAR | 13 % | 4 |
| NERO | 11 % | 4 |
| FUHRER | 3 % | 6 |
| CZAR | 3 % | 4 |
| PHARAOH | 2 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tyrant
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- autocrat
- despot
- tyranny
- dictator
- tyrannical
- tyrannous
- authoritarian
- tsar
- guardian
- slayer
- stern
- bully
Crossword Answer definitions
DESPOT noun- A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
- A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)
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 DESPOT
- Tyrant
- Absolute ruler
- Robespierre, to foes
- Autocrat
- Oppressive ruler
- Dictatorial ruler
- Rigid ruler
- Ming the Merciless or Vlad the Impaler
- Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
- Ironfisted ruler
More clues leading to the result OGRE
- Brutish one
- Fairy tale baddie
- Fairy tale denizen
- Fairy-tale villain
- Hideous fellow
- Monster
- Monster of folklore
- Mythical meanie
- Fairy-tale baddie
- Fiend
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 NERO
- Ancient fiddler
- Claudius I's adopted son
- Famous fiddler
- Fictional Wolfe
- Fiddling Roman tyrant
- Pianist Peter
- Rex's detective
- Roman fiddler
- "Quo Vadis?" emperor
- Caligula's nephew
More clues leading to the result FUHRER
- German leader
- Axis title, with "Der"
- Tyrant
- Nazi leader
- W.W. II tyrant
- 1930's-40's villain
- WWII dictator's title
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