The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CITADEL , but the solution may also be REDOUBT which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
Fortress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CITADEL | 72 % | 7 |
| STRONGHOLD | 11 % | 10 |
| REDOUBT | 6 % | 7 |
| BASTION | 6 % | 7 |
| GIBRALTAR | 6 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fortress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fort
- citadel
- bastion
- stronghold
- castle
- bulwark
- bunker
- house
- battery
- high
- tycoon
- resilience
Crossword Answer definitions
CITADEL noun- A strong fortress that sits high above a city.
- (sometimes figurative) A stronghold or fortified place.
- An armoured portion of a warship, housing important equipment.
- A Salvation Army meeting place.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CITADEL
- Fortress
- Charleston college, with "The"
- A.J. Cronin novel The __
- Stronghold
- Charleston school, with "The"
- The Acropolis, in its time
- Kremlin or Tower of London
- Town protector
- Fortress.
- "The ___."—A. J. Cronin.
More clues leading to the result STRONGHOLD
More clues leading to the result REDOUBT
- Stronghold
- Defensive fortification
- Enclosed fortification.
- Stronghold.
- Hilltop fort
- Fortification
- Fortress
- Defensive position
More clues leading to the result BASTION
- Stronghold
- Fortification
- Fortified position
- Fort
- Stronghold.
- Military fortification.
- Fortified place.
- Part of a fortification.
- Strong defense.
- Bulwark.