The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CASTLED which also is the latest solution we found used in Universal uClick in 2005.
Moved to protect the king crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CASTLED | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Moved to protect the king
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- sheltered
- protected
- guarded
- defensively
- defensiveness
- protectively
- defensive
- protection
- pincers
- wear
- cape
- bless
Crossword Answer definitions
CASTLED verb- To house or keep in a castle.
- To protect or separate in a similar way.
- To make into a castle: to build in the form of a castle or add (real or imitation) battlements to an existing building.
- (usually intransitive) To move the king 2 squares right or left and, in the same turn, the nearest rook to the far side of the king. The move now has special rules: the king cannot be in, go through, or end in check; the squares between the king and rook must be vacant; and neither piece may have been moved before castling.
- (usually intransitive) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.
- To bowl a batsman with a full-length ball or yorker such that the stumps are knocked over.
- Furnished with castles.
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