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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Japanese game akin to chess last seen in Wall Street Journal 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHOGI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHOGI Japanese game akin to chess (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 4, 2018
3% TAN Shade akin to khaki (3) New York Times Mini Dec 19, 2025
3% GAME Checkers or chess (4) Commuter Dec 12, 2025
3% LAO Language akin to Thai (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 27, 2025
3% MAN Chess piece (3) Thomas Joseph Nov 17, 2025
3% CHECKMATE End of a chess game (9) USA Today Nov 15, 2025
3% CINC Title akin to POTUS (4) Eugene Sheffer Nov 10, 2025
3% UBER Prefix akin to "ultra-" (4) USA Today Nov 3, 2025
2% GMS Chess greats, for short (3) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2025
2% QUEEN Powerful chess piece (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 16, 2025

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