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RULE

4 letters - 8 clues in this collection

RULE is a 4-letter crossword answer with 8 clues in this collection. Across those clues it has 402 usages in the xd corpus, most recently in 2026. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.

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RULE

RULE

4Letters
8Clues in collection
402Combined xd usages
2026Most recent year

Combined usages add the xd usage counts of every clue below. Frequency figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Every clue for RULE in this collection

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  • Regulation - used 101 times across 36 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Hold sway - used 77 times across 37 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Govern - used 63 times across 35 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Reign - used 56 times across 26 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • Bylaw - used 32 times across 14 distinct years, most recently in 2023
  • Occupy the throne - used 29 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2026
  • ___ of thumb - used 23 times across 18 distinct years, most recently in 2025
  • Hold power - used 21 times across 13 distinct years, most recently in 2026

Related answers

Answers in this collection that start with the same letter, most used first. Browse every answer starting with R.

  • REST - 4 letters, 1,902 combined xd usages, 27 clues in this collection
  • RARE - 4 letters, 1,571 combined xd usages, 20 clues in this collection
  • RENE - 4 letters, 1,343 combined xd usages, 17 clues in this collection
  • REAL - 4 letters, 1,266 combined xd usages, 16 clues in this collection
  • RELY - 4 letters, 1,258 combined xd usages, 11 clues in this collection
  • REDO - 4 letters, 1,230 combined xd usages, 18 clues in this collection
  • RENO - 4 letters, 1,224 combined xd usages, 22 clues in this collection
  • REAR - 4 letters, 1,211 combined xd usages, 20 clues in this collection

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