Water around a castle
The crossword clue "Water around a castle" is answered by MOAT, a 4-letter entry. Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
MOAT
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Used 22 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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
- Castle ditch - used 24 times, most recently in 2023
- Zoo barrier - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
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.
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- Swing around - SLUE, used 140 times
- Water pitcher - EWER, used 125 times
- Water color - AQUA, used 108 times
- Just sitting around - IDLE, used 85 times
- Hang around - STAY, used 84 times
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