Octet on a chessboard NYT Crossword Clue

By Date: SEP 13, 2025 Follow on Google

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The most common and recent 5-letter answer for "Octet on a chessboard" is RANKS.

In chess, a 'rank' refers to a horizontal row on the chessboard. Since there are eight rows on a standard chessboard, they are collectively referred to as 'octet of ranks.'

This clue was last seen in the NYT Crossword on September 13, 2025.

Ranks are the horizontal rows on a chessboard, numbered from 1 to 8.

Puts in order from best to worst, maybe, general and major

The answer to “Octet on a chessboard” in the New York Times puzzle September 13 2025 is RANKS. Quite straight and simple! Complete your daily NYT Mini challenge with this solution.

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