Crenels
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Plural of crenel: the open, notched gaps between the raised sections of a battlement, through which defenders could fire or observe.
“Archers fired through the crenels of the castle wall during the siege.”
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An architectural term, the CR- start and -ELS ending narrow the search quickly
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Seven common letters, CRENELS is a clean seven-tile play worth memorising
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