The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word CITADELS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2014.
Strongholds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CITADELS | 22 % | 8 |
| BASTIONS | 17 % | 8 |
| KEEPS | 13 % | 5 |
| REDOUBTS | 13 % | 8 |
| FORTS | 13 % | 5 |
| FORTRESSES | 9 % | 10 |
| ARMEDFORTRESSES | 4 % | 15 |
| CASTLES | 4 % | 7 |
| GARRISONS | 4 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strongholds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fastness
- bastions
- beachheads
- bulwarks
- bunkers
- defences
- enclaves
- feuds
- fiefdoms
- fiefs
- flagships
- fortifications
Crossword Answer definitions
CITADELS 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 CITADELS
More clues leading to the result BASTIONS
- Bulwarks
- Strongholds
- Fortifications
- Fortifications.
- Strongholds.
- Fortified places
- Strong defenses
- Defensive fortifications
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 REDOUBTS
More clues leading to the result FORTS
- Army posts
- Some military targets
- Oater outposts
- Knox and Dix
- Old West outposts
- Snow structures
- Structures built on snow days
- Oater strongholds
- Dix and Ord
- Benning, Bragg and Bliss
More clues leading to the result FORTRESSES
- U. S. bombing planes.
- They wing their way to Victory.
- Flying ___.
- Strongholds.
- Strongholds
- In favor of Rapunzel?
More clues leading to the result ARMEDFORTRESSES
More clues leading to the result CASTLES
- Beach houses?
- Bishops' allies?
- Knights' neighbours in chess
- Makes a chess move
- Rams' targets
- Sand structures
- Corner chesspieces
- Royal residences
- Symbols of royalty
- Irene and Vernon.