Chess piece whose name possibly derives from a Persian word meaning “chariot” Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Chess piece whose name possibly derives from a Persian word meaning “chariot” last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROOK.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROOK Chess piece whose name possibly derives from a Persian word meaning “chariot” (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Apr 15, 2018
6% MEN Chess pieces (3) New York Times Dec 28, 2025
6% EPONYM Word derived from a name (6) Newsday Dec 7, 2025
6% SORBETS Treats whose name is derived from the Arabic for "to drink" (7) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
6% PESTO Sauce whose name derives from the Italian word for "crush" (5) New York Times Dec 5, 2025
6% EPONYMS Words derived from names (7) Eugene Sheffer Oct 2, 2025
5% OPAL Word derived from the Sanskrit for "jewel" (4) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
5% ANEMONE Flower whose name means "daughter of the wind" (7) Wall Street Journal Jan 10, 2026
5% AURIC Derived from gold (5) New York Times Jan 4, 2026
5% PAWN Smallest chess piece (4)

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