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 USA Today in 2020.
Chess piece crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROOK | 42 % | 4 |
| MAN | 19 % | 3 |
| PAWN | 18 % | 4 |
| CASTLE | 7 % | 6 |
| BISHOP | 6 % | 6 |
| KING | 3 % | 4 |
| QUEEN | 3 % | 5 |
| KNIGHT | 1 % | 6 |
| BRAKING | 1 % | 7 |
| BLACKCASTLE | 1 % | 11 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chess piece
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- chessman
- chessboard
- chess move
- chess game
- chess master
- chessie
- chess club
- poker chip
- draughtsmanship
- jigsaw puzzle
- chinese checkers
- board game
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
More clues leading to the result MAN
- Checker piece
- Chess queen, strangely, enough
- To a __ (without exception)
- "I'm a ___" (Bo Diddley hit)
- "Wow!"
- Superhero suffix
- ___ overboard!
- Fit out
- Game piece
- Staff
More clues leading to the result PAWN
- Chess piece
- Hock
- Board member up for promotion?
- Tal man?
- Unwitting accomplice
- King's soldier
- King's soldier, maybe
- Lowly chess piece
- Small piece
- Piece captured en passant
More clues leading to the result CASTLE
- Fortified building
- "Have fun storming the ___!" ("The Princess Bride")
- Really big house
- Rook
- Place to stay for the knight?
- Kafka novel, with "The"
- Queen's quarters
- King's stronghold
- Windsor, for example
- Fairy tale setting
More clues leading to the result BISHOP
- Board member?
- Chess piece
- Knight's neighbor
- Man whose actions are biased?
- Billy ___ (Canadian WWI ace)
- It moves diagonally in chess
- Diocese leader
- Comedian Joey
- Diocese dignitary
- Spiritual supervisor
More clues leading to the result KING
- Author of 14A
- Double-decker checker
- Board member?
- Chess piece
- Card
- Hotel room option
- Back-row piece
- Double checker
- January honoree
- Nickname for Elvis
More clues leading to the result QUEEN
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" group
- British head
- Dannay/Lee sleuth
- Freddie Mercury's band
- "Fat Bottomed Girls" band
- ... Smile
- Drag-ster?
- Anne or Mary
- Powerful piece
- Card
More clues leading to the result KNIGHT
- Mail man?
- Make John A. Macdonald a "sir", e.g.
- Equine piece
- Certain tilter
- Chess piece
- Tilting figure
- Round Table sitter
- Lady's champion
- Round Table member
- Bishop's neighbor