Ditches around forts built as a defense Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ditches around forts built as a defense . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOATS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOATS Ditches around forts built as a defense (5)
4% MOAT Defensive ditch around a castle (4)
3% TRENCH Ditch (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 28, 2025
3% PESKY Hard to ditch (5) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
3% ALLOW Let wall be built around nothing (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 18, 2025
3% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
2% IGLOO House built of ice (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 26, 2025
2% NEST Bird-built home (4) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
2% TRENCHANT Cutting insect at bottom of ditch (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
2% DAM Barrier built by beavers (3) USA Today Nov 24, 2025
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