Shell out
The crossword clue "Shell out" is answered by PAY, a 3-letter entry. Used 22 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
PAY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PAY answer page.
Used 22 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 14 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.
- EXPEND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by PAY, most used first.
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.
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- Rent out - LET, used 200 times
- Just out - NEW, used 146 times
- Scratch (out) - EKE, used 125 times
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