The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PAWN which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Chess piece not allowed to move backward crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PAWN | 100 % | 4 |
Why may PAWN be the right solution?
In chess, pawns are not allowed to move backward. They can only move forward one or two spaces on their first move and then one space forward afterward. Therefore, "PAWN" is the correct answer to the clue.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Chess piece not allowed to move backward
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- retreat
- retreated
- retreating
- rook
- castle
- queen
- check
- kong
- take
- moves
- pin
- advance
Crossword Answer definitions
PAWN noun- The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant.
- Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end.
- The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- An instance of pawning something.
- An item given as security on a loan, or as a pledge.
- A pawnshop; pawnbroker.
- To pledge; to stake or wager.
- To give as security on a loan of money; especially, to deposit (something) at a pawn shop.
- A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
- A gallery.
- (originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution