Castle ditch
The crossword clue "Castle ditch" is answered by MOAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
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Used 24 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for MOAT
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOAT, most used first.
- Castle defense - used 121 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle protection - used 56 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle protector - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Castle surrounder - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Water around a castle - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Zoo barrier - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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