The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SPENT which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Shelled out crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPENT | 92 % | 5 |
| PAID | 8 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Shelled out
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- shelling
- splurged
- costed
- pay for
- well spent
- purchased
- payed
- splurging
- spending
- paying
- paid off
- expenditure
Crossword Answer definitions
SPENT verb- To pay out (money).
- To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
- To squander.
- To exhaust, to wear out.
- To consume, to use up (time).
- To have an orgasm; to ejaculate sexually.
- To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
- To be diffused; to spread.
- To break ground; to continue working.
- Consumed, used up, exhausted, depleted.
- Of fish: exhausted as a result of having spawned.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SPENT
- Ready to collapse
- Shelled out
- Squandered
- Exhausted
- Tuckered out
- Done for
- Down the drain
- Pooped out
- Really tired
- Used up