"You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue "You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AHEAD.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AHEAD "You always need to think a few steps ___ when playing Chess" (5)
5% WERE "What ___ you thinking?" (4)
5% THEGAS Step on it when you need to step on it (6) LA Times Daily May 31, 2020
4% EYELID It moves when you blink (6) Newsday Dec 8, 2025
4% SOME A few (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 7, 2025
4% RUNG Step on a ladder (4) Commuter Dec 5, 2025
4% NOMADIC Always on the move (7) Puzzler Backwords Nov 30, 2025
4% EER Always, poetically (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 27, 2025
4% TREADS Steps (6) (6) Mirror Quick Nov 27, 2025
4% TRODDEN Stepped (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Nov 24, 2025
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