The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ANTE , but the solution may also be PONY which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Pay (up) crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTE | 56 % | 4 |
| REMIT | 16 % | 5 |
| PONY | 12 % | 4 |
| SETTLE | 10 % | 6 |
| ABETISABET | 1 % | 10 |
| WAGEHIKE | 1 % | 8 |
| SPEND | 1 % | 5 |
| RAISE | 1 % | 5 |
| FORKVER | 1 % | 7 |
Why may PONY be the right solution?
"Pony up" is a slang term meaning to pay or contribute money. In this context, "pony" is used as a verb meaning to pay.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Pay (up)
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- ante up
- pay
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- settle up
- settle
- satisfy
- taxpay
- add up
- tot up
- imburse
- hold up
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTE noun- A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- In poker and other games, the contribution made by all players to the pot before dealing the cards.
- To pay the ante in poker. Often used as ante up.
- To make an investment in money, effort, or time before knowing one's chances.
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 ANTE
- Pool starter
- Card-game starter
- Chip in
- Deal preceder
- Dealer's choice
- Dealer's request
- Feed the kitty
- Individual share
- Kitty feed
- Penny-__ (small-time)
More clues leading to the result REMIT
More clues leading to the result PONY
- Yankee Doodle's mount
- One-ounce shot glass
- Keg size that pours about 50 beers
- Keg size
- Express mail carrier?
- One-ounce glass
- Range transport
- Shot glass
- Racehorse, informally
- 1960s fad dance
More clues leading to the result SETTLE
- Sink to the bottom
- Square, as a debt
- Agree out of court
- Deal with what you got
- Take up residence
- Reach agreement
- Colonize
- Avoid litigation
- Emigrate to Canada, e.g.
- Resolve
More clues leading to the result ABETISABET
More clues leading to the result WAGEHIKE
More clues leading to the result SPEND
- Go through
- Use up
- Use a credit card
- Use plastic or cash
- Shell out
- Blow one's wad?
- Go on a buying spree
- Pass bills?
- Fork out
- Stimulate the economy
More clues leading to the result RAISE
- Bring up
- Bump
- Pay boost
- Post-review reward
- What you do with a good hand
- Worker's dream
- __ eyebrows (cause surprise)
- Increase
- Poker ploy
- Union demand