Pay back
The crossword clue "Pay back" is answered by AVENGE, a 6-letter entry. Used 29 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AVENGE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AVENGE answer page.
Used 29 times across 20 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1994. It appears in 10 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.
- REIMBURSE (5 uses in xd)
- REQUITE (3 uses in xd)
- MAKEGOOD (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for AVENGE
Every other clue in this collection answered by AVENGE, most used first.
- Get even for - used 69 times, most recently in 2026
- Exact satisfaction for - used 35 times, most recently in 2020
- Get payback for - used 21 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.
- Talks back to - SASSES, used 58 times
- Go back on a promise - RENEGE, used 46 times
- Pay attention - LISTEN, used 37 times
- Pay no attention to - IGNORE, used 37 times
- Take back - RECANT, used 35 times
- Get back - RECOUP, used 32 times
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