Poker stakes
The crossword clue "Poker stakes" is answered by ANTES, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ANTES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANTES answer page.
Used 22 times across 19 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for ANTES
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANTES, most used first.
- Pays to play - used 71 times, most recently in 2026
- Poker payments - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Chips in - used 35 times, most recently in 2025
- Feeds the kitty - used 29 times, most recently in 2026
- Starts the pot - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection 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.
- Poker ploy - RAISE, used 65 times
- Bold poker bet - ALLIN, used 37 times
- Poker declaration - ICALL, used 33 times
- Poker pot - KITTY, used 29 times
- Started a poker pot - ANTED, used 24 times
- Poker move - RAISE, used 23 times
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