Chess turns
The crossword clue "Chess turns" is answered by MOVES, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. 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
MOVES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the MOVES answer page.
Used 9 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for MOVES
Every other clue in this collection answered by MOVES, most used first.
- Relocates - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Pulls up stakes - used 9 times, most recently in 2022
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.
- "___ World Turns" - ASTHE, used 27 times
- Some turns - LEFTS, used 26 times
- Twisty turns - ESSES, used 23 times
- Defeated in chess - MATED, used 19 times
- Turns sharply - VEERS, used 19 times
- Turns suddenly - VEERS, used 19 times
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