Hold sway
The crossword clue "Hold sway" is answered by RULE, a 4-letter entry. Used 77 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 13 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
RULE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULE answer page.
Used 77 times across 37 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 13 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- REIGN (21 uses in xd)
Other clues for RULE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by RULE, most used first.
- Regulation - used 101 times, most recently in 2026
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