The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ANTES , but the solution may also be BETS which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in New York Times).
Stakes crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANTES | 46 % | 5 |
| BETS | 39 % | 4 |
| PALES | 10 % | 5 |
| PEGS | 5 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stakes
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bet
- wager
- bingo
- issue
- hazards
- stocks
- piles
- rates
- interests
- quota
- sights
- bids
Crossword Answer definitions
ANTES 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 ANTES
- Feeds the kitty
- Starts the pot
- Chamber and room leaders
- Chips in at the start
- They're often upped
- Pays to play
- Hand-delivery fees?
- Money left on the table, maybe?
- Stakes and chips
- Stakes in a pot
More clues leading to the result BETS
- Casino actions
- Pari-mutual transactions
- Win, place, and show
- Two-dollar window transactions
- Vegas action
- Wagers
- Track action
- Money put on Bills?
- Plays Super Bowl Squares
- Plays Super Bowl Squares, say
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