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 LA Times in 2024.
Not-so-powerful chess piece 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?
A pawn is considered a not-so-powerful chess piece because it has limited movement and can only capture other pieces in a specific way. It is often sacrificed to protect more valuable pieces.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not-so-powerful chess piece
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- pawn
- queen
- rook
- pawning
- check
- peso
- move
- man
- pin
- plant
- take
- opposition
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).
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