Tribal leader
The crossword clue "Tribal leader" is answered by ELDER, a 5-letter entry. Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ELDER
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELDER answer page.
Used 45 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1965. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- CHIEF (4 uses in xd)
- CHIEFTAIN (1 uses in xd)
- SACHEM (1 uses in xd)
- SHEIK (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ELDER
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELDER, most used first.
- Church leader - used 61 times, most recently in 2024
- Church officer - used 42 times, most recently in 2022
- Firstborn of two - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
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- Syrian leader - ASSAD, used 77 times
- Tribal symbol - TOTEM, used 61 times
- Labor leader Chavez - CESAR, used 59 times
- Civil rights leader Medgar - EVERS, used 58 times
- Bolshevik leader - LENIN, used 51 times
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