Hold power
The crossword clue "Hold power" is answered by RULE, a 4-letter entry. Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RULE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULE answer page.
Used 21 times across 13 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 2 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for RULE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RULE, most used first.
- Regulation - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
- Hold sway - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Govern - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
- Reign - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Bylaw - used 32 times, most recently in 2023
- Occupy the throne - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- ___ of thumb - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Remove from power - OUST, used 88 times
- Power unit - WATT, used 77 times
- "Hold on ___!" - ASEC, used 68 times
- Staying power - LEGS, used 56 times
- Presidential power - VETO, used 53 times
- Hard to hold - EELY, used 51 times
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