Persian leader
The crossword clue "Persian leader" is answered by SHAH, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 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 29 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2013. It appears in 4 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
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.
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- Muslim leader - IMAM, used 98 times
- Kuwaiti leader - EMIR, used 67 times
- Qatari leader - EMIR, used 64 times
- Staff leader? - CLEF, used 62 times
- Ancient Persian - MEDE, used 57 times
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