Sheik, for one

The answer

ARAB

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ARAB answer page.

Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2016; first recorded in 1969. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for ARAB

Every other clue in this collection answered by ARAB, most used first.

• Bedouin - used 114 times, most recently in 2020
• United ___ Emirates - used 87 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of UAE - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
• Spirited horse - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
• Speedy steed - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Swift horse - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Riyadh resident - used 40 times, most recently in 2019
• The "A" in UAE - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• The "A" of UAE - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of U.A.E. - used 39 times, most recently in 2025
• Burnoose wearer - used 38 times, most recently in 2023
• Kaffiyeh wearer - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Saudi, e.g. - used 36 times, most recently in 2023
• Typical Saudi - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ League - used 32 times, most recently in 2025
• Saudi native - used 30 times, most recently in 2025
• Spirited steed - used 28 times, most recently in 2019
• Graceful horse - used 26 times, most recently in 2025
• Semite - used 26 times, most recently in 2005
• Kuwaiti, e.g. - used 25 times, most recently in 2022
• Bedouin, e.g. - used 23 times, most recently in 2021
• Fast horse - used 23 times, most recently in 2018
• Oman man - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
• Saudi, for one - used 23 times, most recently in 2014
• Many a Yemeni - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Mideast native - used 20 times, most recently in 2017
• Yemeni, e.g. - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Many an Omani - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Show horse - used 19 times, most recently in 2018
• Fine steed - used 18 times, most recently in 2012
• Many a Middle Easterner - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• Many a Syrian - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of UAR - used 17 times, most recently in 2016
• Basra resident - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Many a Moroccan - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• The "A" of U.A.E. - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• Typical Jordanian - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Omani, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Qatari, e.g. - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Republic of Egypt - used 15 times, most recently in 2024
• Syrian __ Republic - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Typical Kuwaiti - used 15 times, most recently in 2017
• Swift steed - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Fine horse - used 13 times, most recently in 2010
• Graceful steed - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
• ___ League (Middle Eastern group) - used 13 times, most recently in 2013
• Saudi citizen - used 13 times, most recently in 2016
• Many a Mideast native - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Many an Al Jazeera viewer - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Many an Iraqi - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Middle Easterner - used 12 times, most recently in 2013
• Omani or Yemeni - used 12 times, most recently in 2021
• Part of U.A.R. - used 12 times, most recently in 2005
• Breed of steed - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Jordanian, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2020
• Riyadh native - used 11 times, most recently in 2010
• Speedy horse - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ Spring - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Syrian, e.g. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• Breed of horse. - used 10 times, most recently in 2008
• Desert steed. - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• Horse - used 10 times, most recently in 1976
• Iraqi, e.g. - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Mecca native - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Mecca resident - used 10 times, most recently in 2022
• Middle East denizen - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Middle East native - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• UAE part - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Yemenite - used 10 times, most recently in 1997
• Ali Baba, for one - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
• League member - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Saudi or Iraqi - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Abu Dhabi resident - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Fine equine - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Many a Mideasterner - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Many a North African - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Many a Saudi - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Omani, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Saracen - used 8 times, most recently in 2005
• Yemeni, for one - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Yemeni or Saudi - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
• Al Jazeera viewer, typically - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Arafat, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Bahrain native - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Desert dweller - used 7 times, most recently in 1995
• Jidda resident - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Many a Meccan - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Many an Egyptian - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Native of Mecca - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Native of Yemen - used 7 times, most recently in 1977
• Nejd native - used 7 times, most recently in 2005
• Qatari, for one - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Riyadh denizen - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Saudi - used 7 times, most recently in 1999
• Sheik, e.g. - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Steed breed - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Certain Semite - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Damascus resident - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Dubai denizen - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Kuwaiti, for one - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Saudi, usually - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Stately steed - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Typical Al Jazeera viewer - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Word before "Spring" or "League" - used 6 times, most recently in 2025

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