Unpleasant obligation to move, in chess Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Unpleasant obligation to move, in chess . We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ZUGZWANG.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ZUGZWANG Unpleasant obligation to move, in chess (8)
95% CASTLE Special chess move (6) Commuter Sep 10, 2025
90% DUTY Obligation (4) USA Today Dec 4, 2025
90% ROOK Chess piece that can't move diagonally (4) USA Today Nov 4, 2025
86% WEASELOUT Evade obligation (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 18, 2025
86% MUST Is obliged to (4) (4) Mirror Classic Nov 9, 2025
86% BLACK Chess player making the second move (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
86% CASTLED Made a two-piece chess move (7) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
86% ONUS Unpleasant obligation (4) Universal Nov 18, 2021
82% ODOR Unpleasant smell (4) USA Today Dec 1, 2025
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