Held sway
The crossword clue "Held sway" is answered by RULED, a 5-letter entry. Used 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 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 13 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2019; first recorded in 1980. It appears in 7 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 collection link to their own answer page.
- DOMINATED (2 uses in xd)
- GOVERNED (2 uses in xd)
- PREVAILED (1 uses in xd)
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 power - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- 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.
- Held the deed to - OWNED, used 24 times
- Held in check - ATBAY, used 22 times
- Hold sway - REIGN, used 21 times
- Held up - BORNE, used 19 times
- Held title to - OWNED, used 15 times
- Held another session - REMET, used 13 times
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