The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROOK which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Chess castle crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROOK | 92 % | 4 |
| ROOKS | 8 % | 5 |
Why may ROOK be the right solution?
The chess move known as "castle" involves moving the king and a rook together. The rook is the chess piece involved in this move, so the answer to the clue "Chess 'castle'" is "ROOK."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chess castle
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rook
- castling
- guard
- move
- pawn
- piece
- piecing
- play
- skittles
- exchange
- exchanged
- advance
Crossword Answer definitions
ROOK noun- A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- A cheat or swindler; someone who betrays.
- A type of firecracker used by farmers to scare birds of the same name.
- A trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards.
- A bad deal, a rip-off.
- To cheat or swindle.
- A piece shaped like a castle tower, that can be moved only up, down, left or right (but not diagonally) or in castling.
- A castle or other fortification.
- A rookie.
- Mist; fog; roke
- To squat; to ruck.
- Pronunciation spelling of look.
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 ROOK
- Castling requirement
- Cheat
- Versification
- Chess piece
- Kasparov's piece
- One of Deep Blue's men
- He guards the corner of the chessboard
- Corner piece
- Castling piece
- Rank-and-file chess piece