Pay to play
The crossword clue "Pay to play" is answered by ANTE, a 4-letter entry. Used 214 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 30 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
ANTE
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTE answer page.
Used 214 times across 36 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 30 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this pilot link to their own answer page.
- ANTEUP (12 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANTE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by ANTE, most used first.
- Poker payment - used 242 times, most recently in 2026
- Poker stake - used 172 times, most recently in 2026
- Pot starter - used 158 times, most recently in 2026
- Feed the kitty - used 132 times, most recently in 2026
- Poker pot starter - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
- Initial stake - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Part to play - ROLE, used 149 times
- Play parts - ACTS, used 131 times
- Pay attention to - HEED, used 130 times
- Play opener - ACTI, used 120 times
- Play group - CAST, used 109 times
- Play divisions - ACTS, used 94 times
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