Flood preventer
The crossword clue "Flood preventer" is answered by LEVEE, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
LEVEE
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the LEVEE answer page.
Used 24 times across 18 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DYKE (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for LEVEE
Every other clue in this collection answered by LEVEE, most used first.
- Embankment - used 97 times, most recently in 2026
- Flood barrier - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- River embankment - used 38 times, most recently in 2020
- Flood protection - used 23 times, most recently in 2025
- Quay. - used 22 times, most recently in 2013
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Tidal flood - EAGRE, used 48 times
- Flood - SPATE, used 25 times
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