Occupy the throne
The crossword clue "Occupy the throne" is answered by RULE, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 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 29 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 12 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
- ___ of thumb - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Hold power - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- Up to the task - ABLE, used 397 times
- In the thick of - AMID, used 377 times
- On the briny - ASEA, used 364 times
- From the top - ANEW, used 355 times
- Spill the beans - BLAB, used 313 times
- Away from the wind - ALEE, used 282 times
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