Need to pay
The crossword clue "Need to pay" is answered by OWE, a 3-letter entry. Used 82 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
OWE
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the OWE answer page.
Used 82 times across 26 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for OWE
Every other clue in this pilot answered by OWE, most used first.
- Have debts - used 217 times, most recently in 2026
- Have bills - used 165 times, most recently in 2026
- Be in debt - used 146 times, most recently in 2026
- Be in the red - used 135 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.
- Rowing need - OAR, used 157 times
- Pay dirt - ORE, used 133 times
- Signing need - PEN, used 105 times
- Pay-___-view - PER, used 79 times
- Yoga need - MAT, used 79 times
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