Held power
The crossword clue "Held power" is answered by RULED, a 5-letter entry. Used 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 5 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 14 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2011. It appears in 5 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
Every other clue in this collection answered by RULED, most used first.
- Governed - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
- Reigned - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- 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
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.
- Muscular power - SINEW, used 43 times
- Fulton's power - STEAM, used 27 times
- Removes from power - OUSTS, used 25 times
- Held the deed to - OWNED, used 24 times
- Held in check - ATBAY, used 22 times
- Wield, as power - EXERT, used 22 times
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