Basketball strategy where each person guards an area of the court, rather than a specific player Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Basketball strategy where each person guards an area of the court, rather than a specific player . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 11 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZONEDEFENSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZONEDEFENSE Basketball strategy where each person guards an area of the court, rather than a specific player (11)
5% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
4% ORAL Spoken rather than written, as an exam (4)
4% EVERY Each and ___ (5)
4% APOP Each (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 18, 2025
4% EGGCORN In speech rather than song, the equivalent of "mondegreen" (7) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 12, 2025
4% APIECE A gun for each person (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 7, 2025
4% FREEOFFER Promotional strategy (9) Eugene Sheffer Oct 7, 2025
4% GUARD Back-court player (5) Commuter Oct 4, 2025
4% EVIL Rather wicked (4) LA Times Daily Sep 30, 2025
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