The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STAKES which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2013.
Fence posts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAKES | 50 % | 6 |
| PALES | 33 % | 5 |
| PAWNSHOPS | 17 % | 9 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Fence posts
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- fencepost
- fences
- fence in
- fence line
- chainlink fence
- gatepost
- picket fence
- railings
- fence mending
- doorpost
- snow fence
- ring fence
Crossword Answer definitions
STAKES noun- A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay.
- A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.
- A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, flat car, flatbed trailer, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off.
- (with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned.
- A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
- That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge.
- A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching hole in or cutting a work piece, or for specific forming techniques etc.
- A territorial division comprising all the Mormons (typically several thousand) in a geographical area.
- To fasten, support, defend, or delineate with stakes.
- To pierce or wound with a stake.
- To put at risk upon success in competition, or upon a future contingency.
- To provide another with money in order to engage in an activity as betting or a business venture.
- The money wagered in gambling.
- Risks.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STAKES
- Preakness ___
- Items in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's arsenal
- Belmont or Preakness
- Pull up ___ (leave)
- They may be pulled up
- Vampire slayers
- Poker game concern
- Risks
- They may be raised during a game
- Boundary marks
More clues leading to the result PALES
- Turns white
- Loses color
- Goes ghostly
- Turns a whiter shade
- Fence pickets
- Loses ruddiness
- Fence stakes
- Fence pieces
- Blanches
- Pickets outside a house