Player's payment

The answer

ANTE

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTE answer page.

Used 16 times across 11 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 3 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 collection link to their own answer page.

• STAKE (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ANTE

Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTE, most used first.

• Poker payment - used 242 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay to play - used 214 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
• Chip in - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker pot starter - used 92 times, most recently in 2026
• Stake - used 88 times, most recently in 2025
• Initial stake - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker buy-in - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
• Initial chip - used 63 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay (up) - used 59 times, most recently in 2026
• Initial poker payment - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
• Start the pot - used 57 times, most recently in 2026
• Part of A.M. - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Status quo ___. - used 45 times, most recently in 2019
• Initial poker stake - used 44 times, most recently in 2026
• Penny ___ - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker hand starter - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot builder - used 40 times, most recently in 2025
• Chip in a chip - used 39 times, most recently in 2023
• Stud fee? - used 38 times, most recently in 2020
• Start a pot - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay for a hand - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
• Pony up - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Start a poker pot - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Starting stake - used 31 times, most recently in 2025
• Get the pot going - used 29 times, most recently in 2021
• Poker term - used 29 times, most recently in 2022
• Poker starter - used 28 times, most recently in 2026
• Price to play - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Chip in chips - used 26 times, most recently in 2021
• ___ meridiem - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
• Opening stake - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
• Poker fee - used 24 times, most recently in 2025
• Poker player's payment - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• ___ bellum. - used 22 times, most recently in 1985
• Kitty feed - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Before: Prefix. - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Cost of cards - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Feed the pot - used 21 times, most recently in 2016
• Get in the game - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Penny, perhaps - used 21 times, most recently in 2023
• First chip in the poker pot - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Kick in - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Stake at the beginning of a poker hand - used 20 times, most recently in 2026
• Penny-__ (small-time) - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
• Pre-deal payment - used 19 times, most recently in 2024
• Get in on the deal - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• Poker pay-in - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
• The "a" in a.m. - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Cost of a hand - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Kitty starter - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Poker ritual - used 17 times, most recently in 2025
• Start the kitty - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
• Stud stake - used 17 times, most recently in 2018
• Poker pot payment - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Up the ___ - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Before: pref. - used 15 times, most recently in 2023
• Play money? - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot grower? - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Put up - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
• Part of a pot - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Pay for a poker hand - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Poker cost - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Dealer's request - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Initial stake in a poker game - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Opening bet - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Penny-__ poker - used 13 times, most recently in 2024
• Poker price - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Blue chip, perhaps - used 12 times, most recently in 2017
• Card-game starter - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Dealer's demand - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Hand cost - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Poker game starter - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Pot payment - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Start the poker pot - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Starting poker stake - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
• Sweeten the pot - used 12 times, most recently in 2006
• Upfront stake - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Before: Lat. - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
• It may be upped - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Kitty contribution - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Opening chip - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Poker pot money - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Pot part - used 11 times, most recently in 2023
• Prefix with chamber - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Prelude to a deal - used 11 times, most recently in 2018
• Stake in the game - used 11 times, most recently in 2013
• A chip, maybe - used 10 times, most recently in 2020
• Add to the pot - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• It's just for openers - used 10 times, most recently in 2016
• Part of AM - used 10 times, most recently in 2023
• Pay to play poker - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Put in the pot - used 10 times, most recently in 2013
• Chamber opening? - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• "Deal me in" indicator - used 9 times, most recently in 2016
• First of the pot - used 9 times, most recently in 2000
• Fork over, with "up" - used 9 times, most recently in 2014
• Get in on a deal - used 9 times, most recently in 2017
• Kitty food. - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Opening wager - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Opposite of post- - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Penny-___ (trivial) - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker contribution - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker opener - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Poker table payment - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Price for a hand - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
• Prime the pot - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Start to date? - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• Upping the ___ - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• World Poker Tour contribution - used 9 times, most recently in 2013
• Add to the kitty - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• Bet - used 8 times, most recently in 1998
• Chip in a pot - used 8 times, most recently in 2020
• Cost to play - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
• First chip in the pot - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Front money - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Opening poker bet - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay one's part. - used 8 times, most recently in 1961
• Pay one's share. - used 8 times, most recently in 1982
• Player's fee - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Poker pot builder - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Pot addition - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Pot sweetener - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
• Up the ___ (raise the stakes) - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Card-game stake - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Card player's stake - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• Entry fee - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Gambler's stake - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• "I'm in" indicator - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• In front of: Prefix. - used 7 times, most recently in 1966
• Initial payment - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Pay in - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Pay, with "up" - used 7 times, most recently in 2004
• Poker bet - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Poker pot - used 7 times, most recently in 2002
• Post opposite - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Pot filler - used 7 times, most recently in 2007
• Pot money - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
• Pre-deal chip - used 7 times, most recently in 2017
• Pre-deal ritual - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
• Prefix with bellum - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Start a hand - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• The "a" of a.m. - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Up-front money - used 7 times, most recently in 2012
• You'll get a hand for it - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
• Amount to be raised? - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Buy a hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Cough up for a kitty - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Forced bet - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Hold 'em fee - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Hold 'em ritual - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Join the game, in a way - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• Kick in for a hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Money before a poker hand - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Penny follower - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Penny-___ (rinky-dink) - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Poker entry fee - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Poker money - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pot component - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Pot entrance fee - used 6 times, most recently in 2007
• Pot toss-in - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Pre- - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Prefix meaning "before" - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Required bet in poker - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Starter chips - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• Texas Hold 'em fee - used 6 times, most recently in 2019
• The first chip, usually - used 6 times, most recently in 2009
• Up-front payment - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Upfront money - used 6 times, most recently in 2010
• You have to be upfront with it - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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