The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ANTE which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2025.
Stake crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
---|---|---|
ANTE | 58 % | 4 |
BET | 21 % | 3 |
WAGER | 9 % | 5 |
PALE | 7 % | 4 |
SPILE | 1 % | 5 |
CLAIM | 1 % | 5 |
VESTEDINTEREST | 1 % | 14 |
POT | 1 % | 3 |
FUND | 1 % | 4 |
PEG | 1 % | 3 |
Why may BET be the right solution?
The word "stake" can refer to a wager or a bet placed on an outcome, making "BET" the correct solution.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stake
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- impale
- punt
- back
- game
- post
- gage
- venture
- adventure
- wager
- bet
- interest
- hazard
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 BET
- Gamble
- Play the point spread
- Play the ponies
- Take the odds
- Wager
- Ante matter
- Put up
- Stake money on
- Play the slots
- Action at a sportsbook
More clues leading to the result WAGER
- Stake
- Play the ponies
- Jeopardy feature
- Roulette risk
- It's a bet
- Money at stake
- Track transaction
- Vegas venture
- Hazard, in a way
- Bet
More clues leading to the result PALE
- Color deficient
- Whitish in complexion
- Ashen
- Hardly rosy-cheeked
- Lighten up?
- Like Andy Warhol
- "____ Rider"
- 1985 Clint Eastward western, "____ Rider"
- Deficient in color
- Lacking color
More clues leading to the result SPILE
- Wooden plug
- Spout used to draw off tree sap
- Post
- Tree-sap spigot
- Supporting stake.
- Spout used to tap maple trees.
- Stake or plug.
- Timber driven as pile.
- Mine timber.
- Timber driven into the ground as support.
More clues leading to the result CLAIM
- Forty-niner's stake
- Homesteader's tract
- Prospector's filing
- Type of check
- Contend
- Thing filed with an insurance company
- Cleaners sheet?
- Insurance company filing
- Something staked
- esurance filing
More clues leading to the result VESTEDINTEREST
- Personal preference of a sort
- Personal stake
- Legal right.
- Special concern of a tailor
- Stake
- Source of personal gain
More clues leading to the result POT
- Stovetop vessel
- Kitty
- Crack or jack follower
- Black caller
- Kitchenware
- Food cooker
- Lobster trap
- Poker prize
- Stew vessel
- Baking ingredient?
More clues leading to the result FUND
- Kick in, as to a Kickstarter
- Resource money
- Hedge or slush follower
- Bankroll
- Underwrite
- It may be mutual
- Endow
- Dreyfus or Oppenheimer
- Back
- Slush site?