King or emperor

The answer

RULER

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RULER answer page.

Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1997. It appears in 3 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.

• MONARCH (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for RULER

Every other clue in this collection answered by RULER, most used first.

• Measuring stick - used 50 times, most recently in 2026
• Straightedge - used 24 times, most recently in 2019
• Sovereign - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• King or czar - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
• King or queen - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Monarch - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Measuring tool - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• School tool - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Schoolbag item - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• It's for good measure - used 7 times, most recently in 2008
• 12-inch stick - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Desk drawer item - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
• It's made to measure - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Knuckle rapper - used 6 times, most recently in 2006

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.

• Fit for a king - REGAL, used 114 times
• "The March King" - SOUSA, used 95 times
• King with a golden touch - MIDAS, used 58 times
• King of Judea - HEROD, used 45 times
• "The King" - ELVIS, used 41 times
• Judean king - HEROD, used 37 times

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