Chess wins
The crossword clue "Chess wins" is answered by MATES, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
MATES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MATES answer page.
Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MATES
Every other clue in this collection answered by MATES, most used first.
- Spouses - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
- Partners - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Crew members - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
- Husbands and wives - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
- Chess endings - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Perth pals - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
- British buddies - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Easy wins - ROMPS, used 30 times
- Defeated in chess - MATED, used 19 times
- Chess pieces - ROOKS, used 18 times
- Japanese chess - SHOGI, used 16 times
- Defeated at chess - MATED, used 15 times
- Lowly chess pieces - PAWNS, used 13 times
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