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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAWNS Chess pieces usually moved first (5) USA Today Dec 27, 2018
46% PAWN Chess piece usually moved first (4)
4% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
4% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
4% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
4% CASTLED Made a two-piece chess move (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
3% KNIGHT King moved, extremely heavyweight chess piece (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Dec 7, 2025
3% MAMA Baby's first word, usually (4)
3% KINGSBISHOP Chess piece on f1 or f8 (11) LA Times Daily Nov 26, 2025
3% NIGHT Dark chess piece, not king (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Nov 25, 2025

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