| 100% | ENPASSANT | 9 | Chess move in which the capturing piece doesn't end up in the same square as the captured piece |
| 38% | BUGHOUSE | 8 | Chess variant played by four players on two boards, in which captured pieces on one board are moved to the other |
| 37% | SAC | 3 | Any chess move in which one gives up a piece, informally |
| 33% | SCOUT | 5 | Stratego piece that moves the same way a rook does in chess |
| 30% | WINAPAWN | 8 | Capture the first piece in chess, typically |
| 29% | STETS | 5 | Doesn't strike out in the end |
| 29% | IRAN | 4 | Country whose name ends in the same three letters as its capital |
| 29% | PAWN | 4 | The first piece usually moved in a game of chess |
| 28% | PAWN | 4 | Usually the first piece moved in a game of chess |
| 28% | ALA | 3 | In the same way as |
| 28% | HANNIBAL | 8 | 2001 film starring Anthony Hopkins, which has the same name as the iconic serial killer portrayed by him in the film. |
| 28% | KINGS | 5 | Chess pieces that can move one square in any direction |
| 28% | OTTER | 5 | Animal in the same family as the wolverine |
| 27% | ROOK | 4 | Chess piece which can move horizontally or vertically through unoccupied squares |
| 27% | DIABETES | 8 | Disease in which the body doesn't make insulin |
| 27% | BOUNCESOUT | 10 | Doesn't stay in the hole, as a ball |
| 27% | LEETIDE | 7 | Water current in the same direction as the wind |
| 27% | AKIN | 4 | In the same mold as, with "to" |
| 27% | ALA | 3 | In the same manner as: 2 wds. |
| 27% | QUEEN | 5 | Chess piece that can move any number of squares in any direction |
| 27% | AKIN | 4 | Much in the same vein as |
| 26% | UCSB | 4 | Sch. in the same system as Berkeley |
| 26% | CLASSMATE | 9 | Student in the same lessons as you |
| 26% | CARP | 4 | Fish in the same family as koi |
| 26% | BOWLINGBALL | 11 | It may end up in the gutter |
| 26% | ORPHEUS | 7 | Mythological character ended up in the underworld |
| 26% | MOONWALK | 8 | Dance move also known as the backslide which was popularized by Michael Jackson in the '80s |
| 26% | PREVAIL | 7 | End up as the winner |
| 26% | AVIATE | 6 | Move up in the world? |
| 26% | FREESPEECH | 10 | It's protected in the same amendment as the right to assemble |