The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word NICKEL which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2006.
Football defense that employs five defensive backs crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NICKEL | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Football defense that employs five defensive backs
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- nickel
- safety
- linebacker
- secondary
- rock
- rocks
- tackle
- defence
- cup
- cupped
- cups
- back
Crossword Answer definitions
NICKEL noun- A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
- A coin worth 5 cents.
- (by extension) Five dollars.
- (by extension) Five hundred dollars.
- (sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.
- A playing card with the rank of five
- A five-year prison sentence.
- A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more common four.
- To plate with nickel.
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