Castle protection
The crossword clue "Castle protection" is answered by MOAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 56 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 15 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 56 times across 31 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MOAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOAT, most used first.
- Castle defense - used 121 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.
- Protection - EGIS, used 63 times
- School near Windsor Castle - ETON, used 58 times
- Castle - ROOK, used 38 times
- Worker protection org. - OSHA, used 28 times
- "A __ home is his castle" - MANS, used 27 times
- Chess castle - ROOK, used 22 times
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