Wager

The answer

STAKE

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAKE answer page.

Used 12 times across 10 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1958. It appears in 7 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.

• BET (391 uses in xd)
• LAY (8 uses in xd)
• PUT (7 uses in xd)
• RISK (6 uses in xd)
• ANTE (3 uses in xd)

Other clues for STAKE

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

• Amount bet - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Tent anchor - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Vampire vanquisher - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Tent securer - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Vampire killer - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Vampire slayer's weapon - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Investment - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Vampire hunter's weapon - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
• Share in a business - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
• Tent peg - used 8 times, most recently in 2010
• Vampire slayer - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
• Fence post - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Amount wagered - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Bet - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Tent post - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Tomato plant support - used 6 times, most recently in 2019

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.

• Support with a wager - BETON, used 7 times

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