Piece that starts a chess game on square a1 Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Piece that starts a chess game on square a1 . 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 Piece that starts a chess game on square a1 (4)
3% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph Oct 21, 2025
3% CASTLED Made a two-piece chess move (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
3% MAN Chess piece (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 10, 2025
3% TILE Scrabble game piece (4) Commuter Oct 8, 2025
3% HOPSCOTCH Game played in squares (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Oct 3, 2025
3% PAWN Minor chess piece (4) Universal Oct 1, 2025
3% TOKENS Game pieces (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
3% QUEEN Most powerful piece in chess (5)
2% TEEING Starting a golf game, with "off" (6) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
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