Shell out
The crossword clue "Shell out" is answered by SPEND, a 5-letter entry. Used 69 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
SPEND
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SPEND answer page.
Used 69 times across 29 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1963. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- EXPEND (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for SPEND
Every other clue in this collection answered by SPEND, most used first.
- Pay out - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
- Disburse - used 35 times, most recently in 2024
- Use up - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Forgo frugality - used 29 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
- Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
- Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
- Parcel out - ALLOT, used 177 times
- Draw out - EDUCE, used 168 times
- Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times
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