First line of defense built around a castle Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue First line of defense built around a castle . 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MOAT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MOAT First line of defense built around a castle (4)
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
3% SPEC Built on ___ (constructed without a buyer lined up) (4) USA Today Oct 3, 2025
3% NEXT First in line (4) Commuter Sep 6, 2025
2% JAPAN Home of Himeji Castle (5) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
2% INAUGURAL Opening new urinal around first half of month (9) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 4, 2025
2% KENT Leeds Castle county (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
2% MIC Device built into most laptops (3) New York Times Nov 1, 2025
2% FLIMSY Not sturdily built (6) (6) Mirror Classic Oct 30, 2025
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