Plays for a pawn Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Plays for a pawn last seen in USA Today 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 USES.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USES Plays for a pawn (4) USA Today Dec 16, 2018
36% USE Play for a pawn (3) LA Times Daily Dec 18, 2024
3% ACTS Play parts, or plays a part (4) LA Times Daily Jun 28, 2026
3% PROMOTE Change a pawn to a queen, perhaps (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 24, 2026
3% HOCK Pawn a knuckle of meat (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jun 13, 2026
3% TOOLS Puppets or pawns (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 25, 2026
3% CHESS Game with pawns and rooks (5) (5) Mirror Classic May 19, 2026
3% OCTET One set of pawns, in chess (5) LA Times Daily Apr 19, 2026
3% CHESSMEN Pawns and rooks, eg (8) The Times Concise Apr 17, 2026
3% ENPASSANT Pawn play (9)

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