The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word FORT , but the solution may also be FORTRESS which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Stronghold crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FORT | 26 % | 4 |
| CITADEL | 25 % | 7 |
| BASTION | 13 % | 7 |
| FORTRESS | 12 % | 8 |
| KEEP | 10 % | 4 |
| FASTNESS | 6 % | 8 |
| REDOUBT | 6 % | 7 |
| CASTLE | 3 % | 6 |
Why may FORTRESS be the right solution?
"Fortress" is the right solution because a fortress is a heavily fortified and defended building or area that serves as a stronghold or a place of protection during a battle or conflict.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stronghold
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fastness
- redoubt
- strongpoint
- fort
- fortress
- bastion
- citadel
- bulwark
- bunker
- pillar
- fulcrum
- outpost
Crossword Answer definitions
FORT noun- A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- Any permanent army post.
- An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
- To create a fort, fortifications, a strong point, or a redoubt.
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 FORT
- Benning is one
- Place for a battery?
- Benning or Rucker
- Sumter or McHenry
- Benning or Carson
- Snow day construction, maybe
- Army post
- Construction of snow, maybe
- Sumter or Knox
- Garrison
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 BASTION
- Stronghold
- Fortification
- Fortified position
- Fort
- Stronghold.
- Military fortification.
- Fortified place.
- Part of a fortification.
- Strong defense.
- Bulwark.
More clues leading to the result FORTRESS
- The Tower of London, for one
- The Tower of London, once
- Military stronghold
- Stronghold
- Defensive structure
- Malta or Gibraltar.
- Flying ___.
- Stronghold.
- England, à la "Richard II"
- Citadel
More clues leading to the result KEEP
- "__ on truckin'"
- Hang onto
- Subsistence
- Hang on to
- Steel family
- Don't give up
- Google alternative to Evernote
- Question, part 2
- What pack rats do
- Maintain
More clues leading to the result FASTNESS
More clues leading to the result REDOUBT
- Stronghold
- Defensive fortification
- Enclosed fortification.
- Stronghold.
- Hilltop fort
- Fortification
- Fortress
- Defensive position