Unfortunate word to hear from a chess opponent Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unfortunate word to hear from a chess opponent 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MATE Unfortunate word to hear from a chess opponent (4) Wall Street Journal Mar 27, 2024
3% ALAS "Unfortunately..." (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 1, 2025
3% AID Word after "visual" or "hearing" (3)
3% SADLY Unfortunately (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 18, 2025
3% YOURMOVE Words to a chess opponent (8) Wall Street Journal Sep 12, 2022
2% MISHAP Unfortunate event (6) Newsday Sep 7, 2025
2% MEN Chess pieces (3) Thomas Joseph Sep 3, 2025
2% GOONIN Words from a doorman (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 2, 2025
2% AUDIO Related to hearing (5) Puzzler Backwords Aug 31, 2025
2% BOARD What chess is played on (5)

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