Their goal is to prevent the other team from scoring Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Their goal is to prevent the other team from scoring . 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEFENSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEFENSE Their goal is to prevent the other team from scoring (7)
3% STIR Prevent from clumping, say (4) USA Today Nov 10, 2025
3% NIL Score for a goalless team (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
3% SKUNK Keep from scoring (5) Newsday Oct 10, 2025
3% STEADIED Prevented from shaking (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 29, 2025
3% THREE Field goal score (5) Commuter Aug 4, 2025
3% SHUTSOUT Prevents (a team) from scoring. (8)
2% AIM Goal (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 25, 2025
2% DAM Flood preventer (3)
2% SATORI Zen goal (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 22, 2025
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