Chess pieces
The crossword clue "Chess pieces" is answered by MEN, a 3-letter entry. Used 178 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
MEN
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MEN answer page.
Used 178 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 25 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- ROOKS (18 uses in xd)
- PAWNS (8 uses in xd)
- BISHOPS (6 uses in xd)
- KINGS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for MEN
Every other clue in this pilot answered by MEN, most used first.
- Fellows - used 199 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- ___ culpa - MEA, used 533 times
- Encountered - MET, used 253 times
- Cattle call - MOO, used 245 times
- ___-jongg - MAH, used 245 times
- Ran into - MET, used 219 times
- ___ tai - MAI, used 218 times
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