Governed
The crossword clue "Governed" is answered by RULED, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
RULED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULED answer page.
Used 19 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1945. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for RULED
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- Reigned - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Held power - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Held sway - used 13 times, most recently in 2019
- Like some notebook paper - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Handed down a decision - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Was awesome - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Lined - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
- Wore the crown - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
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