Oppressive ruler
The crossword clue "Oppressive ruler" is answered by TYRANT, a 6-letter entry. Used 15 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
TYRANT
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TYRANT answer page.
Used 15 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 5 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.
- DICTATOR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for TYRANT
Every other clue in this collection answered by TYRANT, most used first.
- Despot - used 34 times, most recently in 2024
- Autocrat - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Dictator - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
- Ruthless ruler - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
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.
- Hereditary ruler - DYNAST, used 30 times
- Absolute ruler - DESPOT, used 15 times
- Petty ruler - SATRAP, used 11 times
- Ruthless ruler - DESPOT, used 11 times
- Ruler. - DYNAST, used 9 times
- Tyrannical ruler - DESPOT, used 9 times
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