Persian ruler
The crossword clue "Persian ruler" is answered by SHAH, a 4-letter entry. Used 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 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 33 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1944. It appears in 9 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.
- SATRAP (3 uses in xd)
- PARTAS (1 uses in xd)
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 for "king" - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Persian leader - used 29 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.
- Romanov ruler - TSAR, used 96 times
- Russian ruler - TSAR, used 89 times
- Old Russian ruler - TSAR, used 84 times
- Mideast ruler - EMIR, used 82 times
- Former Russian ruler - TSAR, used 78 times
- Kuwaiti ruler - EMIR, used 73 times
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