Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
It's a start (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ANTE
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Notes
The answer ANTE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
The "a" in a.m.
Penny ___
Stake
Before: Prefix
Feed the kitty
Feed the pot
First chips
Hand demand?
Hand price
Kitty starter
Opening wager
Part of A.M.
Part of a pot
Pay to play
Payment at a table
Penny, perhaps
A penny is a small one
Play money?
Play opener
Poker payment
Poker stake
Poker term
Pony up
Pot starter
Preceding: Prefix
Prefix with bellum
Prefix with date
Prefix with natal
Put (up)
Stake on a table
Stud stake
Bread on the table, maybe
Buy a poker hand
Join a poker game
Kind of room or chamber
Room or chamber preceder
Some chips, maybe
Status quo ___ bellum
What's required to be "in"
Buy into a poker game
Definition
ANTE as a noun:
1. (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
ANTE as a verb:
1. place one's stake