The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word SENTRIES , but the solution may also be PROTECTS which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Guards crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SENTRIES | 36 % | 8 |
| PROTECTS | 14 % | 8 |
| SENTINELS | 11 % | 9 |
| WARDERS | 7 % | 7 |
| SECURES | 4 % | 7 |
| GATEMEN | 4 % | 7 |
| SHELTERS | 4 % | 8 |
| PATROLS | 4 % | 7 |
| WATCHMEN | 4 % | 8 |
| SHIELDS | 4 % | 7 |
| KEEPS | 4 % | 5 |
| MINDS | 4 % | 5 |
| TENDS | 4 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Guards
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ward
- bodyguard
- defend
- hold
- safety
- guard duty
- sentry duty
- sentry go
- patrol
- police
- warden
- guardian
Crossword Answer definitions
SENTRIES noun- A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
- Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
- A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
- A watchtower.
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 SENTRIES
- They're on guard duty
- Guards
- Password askers
- Military guards
- Post men
- Password requesters
- Lookouts
- Soldiers on guard.
- Guards.
- Watchers of a sort
More clues leading to the result PROTECTS
- Looks after
- Safeguards
- Shields from harm
- Guards
- Keeps safe
- Harbors
- Shields
- Keeps under one's wing.
- Shields.
- Guards.
More clues leading to the result SENTINELS
More clues leading to the result WARDERS
More clues leading to the result SECURES
- Makes safe
- Battens down
- Ties tightly
- Makes fast
- Bolts down
- Obtains
- Protects from intruders
- Makes fast.
- Nails down.
- Acquires certainly.
More clues leading to the result GATEMEN
- Guards
- Entry-level jobs?
- Entries' sentries
- Doorkeepers
- Grade-crossing guards.
- Railway employes.
- Doorkeepers.
- Entrance protectors
- Some estate workers
- Sentries
More clues leading to the result SHELTERS
- Stray protection
- Places of refuge.
- Protects.
- Civil defense items.
- Areas of safety.
- Harbors.
- Lees
- A.S.P.C.A. units
- Protects
- Gazebos, e.g.
More clues leading to the result PATROLS
- Reconnaissance units
- Does a mall cop job
- Recon missions
- Walks a beat
- Keeps watch
- Pounds a beat
- Platoon activities
- Security rounds
- Boy Scout groups of eight.
- Units of eight Boy Scouts.
More clues leading to the result WATCHMEN
- Theme of this puzzle, whose members are hidden throughout the grid
- First ones to spot the king's ghost, in "Hamlet"
- Guards.
- Security folk
More clues leading to the result SHIELDS
- Half of a pantomime pair
- Brooke of "Suddenly Susan"
- Police badges
- Protects
- Gladiators' gear
- Swordmen's defenses
- "The Stone Diaries" author
- Riot squad defenses
- Legal symbols
- "Star Trek" defenses
More clues leading to the result KEEPS
- Retains
- Play for __
- Castle sanctuaries
- Holds on to
- Doesn't chuck
- Doesn't spoil, as food
- Playing for ___
- What some play for
- Has in inventory
- Hangs onto
More clues leading to the result MINDS
- Cares
- Tends to
- Is bothered by
- Follows orders
- Has a problem with
- Watches, as a store
- Gives a hoot
- Intellects
- Like thinkers
- Is bothered