Water around a castle, for defensive purposes Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Water around a castle, for defensive purposes . 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 Water around a castle, for defensive purposes (4)
6% CHATEAU Cat by water in French castle (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
6% USES Purposes (4) Universal Oct 30, 2025
6% CHANT "Defense! Defense!," e.g. (5) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
6% DUAL __-purpose (4) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
5% JAPAN Home of Himeji Castle (5) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
5% TGIF Cry around many an office water cooler (4) The Washington Post Mini Nov 6, 2025
5% KENT Leeds Castle county (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% UTILE Serving a purpose (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 1, 2025
5% ABOUT Around (5) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
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