Something to rule
The crossword clue "Something to rule" is answered by ROOST, a 5-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ROOST
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ROOST answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2006; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 4 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.
- THEROOST (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for ROOST
Every other clue in this collection answered by ROOST, most used first.
- Perch - used 153 times, most recently in 2026
- Fowl pole? - used 39 times, most recently in 2021
- Henhouse perch - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Fowl place - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
- Hen's perch - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Rule the ___ - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Barnyard perch - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
- Bird's perch - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
- Settle down for the night - used 10 times, most recently in 2021
- Sit on a perch - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
- Place to rule - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- Resting place. - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
- Place to perch - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Bird perch - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Perching place - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Catbird seat? - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Pigeon perch - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
- Pigeon's perch - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
- Pigeon's place - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
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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- Rule - REIGN, used 36 times
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- Something in the air - AROMA, used 19 times
- "Something to Talk About" singer - RAITT, used 19 times
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