Board game with ancient origins

The answer to “Board game with ancient origins” in the New York Times crossword is PARCHEESI — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on May 31, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 45-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Board game with ancient origins” answer

PARCHEESI (9 letters)

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Why the answer is PARCHEESI

PARCHEESI is the 9-letter solution that fits "Board game with ancient origins" in the NYT Crossword crossword on May 31, 2026 (45-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does PARCHEESI mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of PARCHEESI is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Board game with ancient origins” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

May 31, 2026 (most recent) → PARCHEESI. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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