Former Iranian leader
The crossword clue "Former Iranian leader" is answered by SHAH, a 4-letter entry. Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SHAH
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SHAH answer page.
Used 25 times across 17 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SHAH
Every other clue in this collection answered by SHAH, most used first.
- Former Iranian ruler - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Persian ruler - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Persian for "king" - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Persian leader - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
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