Castle defense
The crossword clue "Castle defense" is answered by MOAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
MOAT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOAT answer page.
Used 121 times across 41 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1954. It appears in 19 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.
- PARAPET (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MOAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOAT, most used first.
- Castle protection - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle protector - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle surrounder - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle ditch - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Water around a castle - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Zoo barrier - used 22 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.
- Skunk's defense - ODOR, used 125 times
- School near Windsor Castle - ETON, used 58 times
- Castle - ROOK, used 38 times
- Polecat's defense - ODOR, used 34 times
- Defense acronym - NATO, used 29 times
- "A __ home is his castle" - MANS, used 27 times
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