PAWN Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 148 solutions for 'PAWN' with 3 to 15 letters.
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The clue "pawn" last appeared in the New York Times crossword on April 30, 2025. The correct answer for this puzzle is "HOCK", a 4-letter word.

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Clue
Answer
Length
PAWN with 3 letters
COG
3
DIP
3
MAN
3
POP
3
TOY
3
PAWN with 4 letters
BAIL
4
BOND
4
DUPE
4
FOOL
4
GAGE
4
GULL
4
HERO
4
HOCK ⭐
4
KING
4
POST
4
RISK
4
ROOK
4
TOOL ⭐
4
PAWN with 5 letters
AGENT
5
BOXER
5
DUMMY
5
HIT UP
5
LEVER
5
ORGAN
5
PIECE
5
PUT UP
5
QUEEN
5
SLAVE
5
SPOUT
5
STAKE
5
TOKEN
5
TOUCH
5
PAWN with 6 letters
BISHOP
6
BORROW
6
CASTLE
6
CHANCE
6
DEVICE
6
ESCROW
6
FLUNKY
6
GAMBLE
6
GO BAIL
6
HAZARD
6
JUNIOR
6
KNIGHT
6
MASSES
6
MEDIUM
6
MINION
6
OBEYER
6
PIGNUS
6
PLEDGE
6
PLIGHT
6
PUPPET
6
STOOGE
6
SUCKER
6
SURETY
6
VADIUM
6
VICTIM
6
WADSET
6
YES-MAN
6
PAWN with 7 letters
ANCILLA
7
DEPOSIT
7
EARNEST
7
FIGHTER
7
HANDSEL
7
HOSTAGE
7
HOSTILE
7
MIDWIFE
7
PEACOCK
7
PROMISE
7
REPLEVY
7
SERVANT
7
VEHICLE
7
VENTURE
7
WARRANT
7
WARRIOR
7
PAWN with 8 letters
BOTTOMRY
8
CHESSMAN
8
CREATURE
8
ENLISTEE
8
FOLLOWER
8
GET A LOAN
8
GUARANTY
8
HANDMAID
8
INFERIOR
8
MEDIATOR
8
MORTGAGE
8
REPLEVIN
8
RIFLEMAN
8
SECURITY
8
PAWN with 9 letters
AGGRESSOR
9
APPLIANCE
9
ASSAILANT
9
ASSURANCE
9
COMBATANT
9
CONTENDER
9
EARNESTLY
9
GLADIATOR
9
GO-BETWEEN
9
GUARANTEE
9
HIT ONE FOR
9

Top answers for PAWN crossword clue from newspapers

HOCK
TOOL

Definition of pawn

  • (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank; an article deposited as security; borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan; leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"

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Solution HOCK is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution HOCK is 4 letters long. We have 12 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "PAWN"?

There are 148 solutions. The longest is CHARLIE MCCARTHY with 15 letters, and the shortest is COG with 3 letters.

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11
Pawnbroker
5
PAWNEE Indian
5
Pawned
2
White and black pawns, e.g.
2
PAWNBROKER, shop of
2
White pawns, e.g.
2
Pawn or bishop
2
pawnshop
2
Pawns off
1
Work in a pawnshop
1
Upstream spawning herring
1
Takes to a pawnshop
1
Spawn producer
1
Sell to a pawn shop
1
Scary movie that spawned the spoof "Scary Movie"
1
Sargasso Sea spawners
1
Queen's pawn?
1
Pawnshops and such
1
"A ___ pawn in the game"
1
‘PAWN’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘PAWN’ is the solution:
Clue Answer
Get some quick money for, say (4)
pawn
Minor chessman (4)
Insignificant player (4)
Deposit as security for a loan (4)
Queen-to-be, maybe (4)
Least powerful chessman (4)
One in line to be a queen? (4)
Minor chess piece (4)
Lowest value chessman (4)
Easily manipulated person (4)
Bishop protector, sometimes (4)
One of 16 in a chess set (4)
Kind of broker (4)
Future queen, maybe (4)
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