Ancient character
The crossword clue "Ancient character" is answered by RUNE, a 4-letter entry. Used 34 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
RUNE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RUNE answer page.
Used 34 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for RUNE
Every other clue in this collection answered by RUNE, most used first.
- Ancient letter - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Mysterious character - used 36 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.
- Ancient Peruvian - INCA, used 202 times
- Ancient Andean - INCA, used 102 times
- Ancient Syria - ARAM, used 69 times
- Ancient mariner - NOAH, used 64 times
- Ancient Persian - MEDE, used 57 times
- Animated character - TOON, used 52 times
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