Clues for the word "RULE"
We've had 265 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 685 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on January 22, 2026.
Definition of rule
- a. - That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
- a. - Uniform or established course of things.
- a. - Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise at six o'clock.
- a. - Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which there are many exeptions.
- a. - Conduct in general; behavior.
- a. - The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
- a. - An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
- a. - A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.
- a. - A general principle concerning the formation or use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is a rule in England, that s or es , added to a noun in the singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man" forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.
- a. - A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.
- a. - A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch, and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.
- a. - A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same height as the type, and used for printing lines, as between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.
- a. - A composing rule. See under Conposing.
- n. - To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority or dominion over; to govern; to manage.
- n. - To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion; to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.
- n. - To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by universal or general consent, or by common practice.
- n. - To require or command by rule; to give as a direction or order of court.
- n. - To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result; as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.
- v. i. - To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority; -- often followed by over.
- v. i. - To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to decide an incidental point; to enter a rule.
- v. i. - To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday than the day before.
Referring Clues
- "I before E except after C," e.g.
- Govern
- Hold sway over
- Straight line
- Preside over
- Wear the crown
- Regnum
- Be king over
- Lay down the law
- Have the throne
- Act as an arbiter
- Word with slide or home
- Make a call
- It's made to be broken, proverbially
- "First in, first out," e.g.
- Be a monarch
- Decree
- Reign
- Hold sway
- Do or don't
- It may be standing
- It may begin "Do not ..."
- Make a decision
- Pattern
- Measuring stick
- Masters do it
- Dominate
- Be the master of
- Raj
- Run things
- Call the shots
- Imperative
- Three strikes and you're out, e.g.
- Listing in Hoyle's
- "Look both ways before crossing," e.g.
- Eliminate, with "out"
- Lord over
- "No shirt, no shoes, no service," e.g.
- "I before e, except after c," e.g.
- "No peeking" in hide-and-seek, e.g.
- ___ of thumb
- "___ Britannia" (Thomas Arne classic)
- Be in charge
- Make a margin
- Run the show
- Have the final say
- Golden or ground follower
- Occupy the throne
- Be awesome, in slang
- Be extremely cool, in slang
- "Three strikes and you're out," e.g.
- Principle
- Exercise sovereignty
- Run the country
- "Golden" principle
- Regulation
- Wield power
- Hand down a decision
- Exercise authority
- "The ___ of Four" (2004 bestseller)
- Exclude, with "out"
- Line-drawing tool
- "Look twice before crossing," e.g.
- Sit on the throne
- Govern, or word that can follow the first word of the four longest puzzle answers
- Golden ___
- Make a judicial decision
- Formally decide
- Eliminate (an option), with "out"
- Slide ___
- Precept
- Notebook marking
- I before E, e.g.
- It may begin with "Do not"
- The Golden ___
- Run the realm
- Command the kingdom
- It may slide
- Take the throne
- It can be golden
- A popular one is golden
- Run the place
- Exercise control
- "___, Britannia" (Thomas Arne classic)
- A famous one is golden
- Word with mob or slide
- Adjudicate
- Issue a verdict
- Emulate an arbitrator
- Governing regulation
- Dominion
- It may be golden
- Reign over
- Be the boss
- Hold the scepter
- Have power over
- Wield a scepter
- Axiom
- What kings and courts do
- Word with "slide," "ground" or "golden"
- Control
- Take to the throne
- It may begin with "Do not"
- Golden ___
- Slide ___
- Queensberry dictum
- Decide officially
- Golden ___
- Bylaw
- Courts and kings do it
- Legislation
- Thing to follow
- Game player's concern
- Pass judgment
- Hold power
- Legislate
- Hold the throne
- Ordinance
- Statute
- Guideline
- General principle
- Announce a decision
- Be the best, in slang
- Determine, as a ref
- "Golden" or "ground" follower
- No hitting below the belt, e.g.
- Snippet from Hoyle
- Make a formal decision
- Principle governing play, as in golf
- Stickler's citation
- Preside
- Line at a stationery store?
- *To govern
- Be sovereign
- Run the kingdom
- An official enforces it
- Render a verdict
- Ground ___ double
- Golden or slide
- Criterion
- Be awesome, so to speak
- Be the king
- Be king
- Decide, as a judge
- Decide, Judge Judy style
- A well-known one is golden
- Hard-and-fast thing
- Behaviour pattern
- Gag ___
- Strict guideline
- "Employees must wash hands before returning to work," e.g.
- Wield the power
- Be the bomb
- Emulate a king
- "Collect $200 after passing Go," e.g.
- Domain
- Measurer
- Referee's guideline
- Word with "mob" or "slide"
- Be on the throne
- Wield the scepter
- Fixed principle
- Make like a king
- One may be broken
- Do what kings do
- It's made to be broken, in a proverb
- Wield authority
- Get crowned
- Hoyle decision
- "No shoes, no shirt, no service," e.g.
- Something to obey
- It really isn't made to be broken
- Be a king
- Type of book studied by game officials
- "Three strikes and you're out," for example
- Prove to be way cool
- Act as arbiter
- "Everybody Wants to ___ the World"
- Lenny Kravitz: "Let Love ___"
- What your favorite band does
- What your favorite band does, slang
- Regime to regret around Leatherhead
- See 1
- Headline?
- Regret keeping sovereign in control
- See 4
- See 5
- Pronounce judgment
- Exercise power (over)
- See 8
- Veto letters being taken from true love by government
- "No offensive player may trip an opponent," e.g.
- Iron ___
- Do a judge's job
- Measuring thing
- Government measure
- Regret bringing in Liberal government
- Nice way to retain line in exhortation to Britannia
- ___ the roost (be in charge)
- Part 7 of today's quote
- Regret bringing in Labour's first law
- "Diagonal words are not allowed" is one in Scrabble
- Be absolutely awesome
- Law
- Three strikes are an out, e.g.
- Render a judgment
- "No cellphone at dinner," say
- Do ref work
- Three strikes = out, e.g.
- It can be golden or broken
- "No diagonal words," in Scrabble
- Have sovereignty
- "Only one hotel may be erected on any one property," e.g.
- Dictate
- Word with home or slide
- Conclude a judging
- Do a judicial job
- "No sliding" in senior softball, e.g.
- Make the call
- Be way cool, slangily
- "Each player takes a turn," e.g.
- Be the best, so to speak
- Find irrevocably
- "No running," e.g.
- Hand down a verdict
- Paper partition
- Order
- Be the coolest
- Decide from the bench
- Game guideline
- Word after "golden" or "iron"
- Be awesome
- "Do not open my dressing room door," e.g.
- Govern with complete power
- Sovereignty
- "Masks required," e.g.
- "No double bouncing" at a trampoline park, say
- It may be broken by a rebel
- "No TV during dinner," maybe
- What some queens do
- "No outside food," for example
- Word with gag and ground
- Word that may be defiantly rhymed with "schmool"
- Something a renegade may break or ignore
- "One move per turn," for example
- "No jumping on the couch," e.g.
- "No cellphones at dinner," say
- Are awesome
- Board game regulation
- "Roll doubles to get out of jail" or "You do not talk about Fight Club"
- "No shoes in the house," for example
- Do a queen's job
- "No phones in class," e.g.
- Governance
- A "golden" one is an especially good thing to follow
- "I ___!" (shout of exultation)
- "Only X's and O's" in tic-tac-toe, for one
- 3 strikes and you're out is one
- Word after golden or slide
- Rock, in a way
- Cardinal ___
- Bit of law
- Board game guideline
- Control the realm
- Kick butt, so to speak
Last Seen In
- New York Times - January 22, 2026
- Mirror Daily - January 21, 2026
- Daily American - January 02, 2026
- Mirror Daily - December 09, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - November 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 09, 2025
- Mirror Daily - October 10, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - October 05, 2025
- Mirror Daily - September 06, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 21, 2025
- Mirror Daily - July 13, 2025
- Your Life Choices - June 28, 2025
- Mirror Daily - June 10, 2025
- Mirror Daily - May 23, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - May 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 09, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - May 08, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - May 06, 2025
- Penny Dell Sunday - May 04, 2025
- Mirror Daily - April 30, 2025
- New York Times - April 19, 2025
- Your Life Choices - March 17, 2025
- Mirror Mini - February 27, 2025
- Daily American - February 12, 2025
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 04, 2025
- USA Today - January 31, 2025
- Daily American - January 27, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 21, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - January 18, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - January 13, 2025
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