Initial chip
The crossword clue "Initial chip" is answered by ANTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 63 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTE answer page.
Used 63 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1992. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for ANTE
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTE, most used first.
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- Initial stake - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
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- Start the pot - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
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