Make a special chess move involving a rook Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make a special chess move involving a rook . 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CASTLE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CASTLE Make a special chess move involving a rook (6)
3% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
3% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
3% CASTLED Made a special chess move involving a king and a rook (7) (7)
3% CASTLING Chess move involving the king and rook (8) New York Times Apr 1, 2019
2% EMBROIL Involve (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 5, 2025
2% SPRAT Fish and rook in quarrel (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 3, 2025
2% OPPORTUNEMOMENT When it's ideal to make a move (15) Premier Sunday Nov 2, 2025
2% INERT Not moving (5) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
2% FLAIRS Special aptitudes (6) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
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