The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAB , but the solution may also be TRY which is one of the most recent solution (2025 in LA Times).
Attempt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAB | 42 % | 4 |
| TRY | 35 % | 3 |
| ESSAY | 9 % | 5 |
| SHOT | 4 % | 4 |
| ENDEAVOR | 2 % | 8 |
| EFFORT | 1 % | 6 |
| HAVEAGOAT | 1 % | 9 |
| SEEK | 1 % | 4 |
| GOFOR | 1 % | 5 |
| UNDERTAKE | 1 % | 9 |
| STABAT | 1 % | 6 |
| TRIAL | 1 % | 5 |
| WHACK | 0 % | 5 |
| HAVEACRACKAT | 0 % | 12 |
| DARE | 0 % | 4 |
| SHOOTAT | 0 % | 7 |
| MAKEASTABAT | 0 % | 11 |
| CRACK | 0 % | 5 |
| TAKEASTABAT | 0 % | 11 |
| BID | 0 % | 3 |
| BITE | 0 % | 4 |
| TRYTO | 0 % | 5 |
| TRYFOR | 0 % | 6 |
| STRIVE | 0 % | 6 |
| ASSAY | 0 % | 5 |
Why may STAB be the right solution?
"Attempt" is a synonym for "try," and "stab" is a common expression meaning "try." Therefore, "stab" is a suitable answer for the clue "Attempt."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Attempt
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- try
- assay
- endeavour
- endeavor
- seek
- set about
- undertake
- effort
- attack
- essay
- endeavouring
- strive
Crossword Answer definitions
STAB noun- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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 STAB
- Attempt
- Pierce
- Spear
- Wild guess
- Brief attempt
- Grab with a fork
- Make a try at
- Try
- Poke with a pick
- Stick with a shiv, say
More clues leading to the result TRY
- Take a crack at
- Attempt
- Hear, as a case
- Stab
- Take a shot at
- Venture
- Have a go at
- Shot
- Sit in judgment
- The old college ___
More clues leading to the result ESSAY
- "The Myth of Sisyphus", for example
- Bacon bit
- Emerson output
- Emerson product
- Montaigne masterpiece
- Op-ed offering
- Op-ed piece
- Short composition
- Bacon piece
- Dissertation
More clues leading to the result SHOT
- Jump or slam-dunk
- Mixologist's measure
- Snap ending
- Word with mug or jump
- Worn out
- Hopelessly ruined
- Took a picture
- Type of gun at some weddings?
- Jell-O ___
- Break
More clues leading to the result ENDEAVOR
- Attempt
- Give it the old college try
- Industrious effort
- Try
- Concerted attempt
- Seek
- Exert effort.
- Attempt.
- Strive.
- Capt. Cook's ship.
More clues leading to the result EFFORT
- Earnest attempt
- Industry
- What E may be for
- Physical exertion
- Exertion
- Struggle
- Sincere attempt
- Elbow grease
- Diligence
- Good try
More clues leading to the result HAVEAGOAT
More clues leading to the result SEEK
- Delve into
- Look for
- Search for
- Hunt
- Go for
- Hide's partner
- Participate in a kids' game
- Try to find
- Hunt for
- Go after
More clues leading to the result GOFOR
- Find attractive
- Attack
- Like
- Enjoy greatly
- __ the gold
- Like a lot
- Really like
- Take a shot at
- Attempt to get
- Cost
More clues leading to the result UNDERTAKE
More clues leading to the result STABAT
- Attempt
- Take a ___ (attempt)
- __ Mater (Latin hymn)
- Take a __ (try)
- "__ Mater" (hymn)
- Try to impale
- ""__ Mater"" (hymn)
- Opening of a Latin hymn
- ___ Mater (Latin hymn)
- "___ Mater" (hymn to the Virgin Mary)
More clues leading to the result TRIAL
- Error's mate
- Experiment
- Hearing
- Lawyer's gig
- Scopes was a famous one
- "My Cousin Vinny" event
- Free period for a product
- It may go through a peer-review process
- ___ offer
- Error's partner
More clues leading to the result WHACK
More clues leading to the result HAVEACRACKAT
More clues leading to the result DARE
- "You wouldn't __!"
- Challenge
- "How __ you!"
- Challenge word
- Throw caution to the wind
- Truth alternative
- "Truth or __" (Madonna film)
- Have the nerve
- "You don't have the guts to ..." comment
- Have the audacity
More clues leading to the result SHOOTAT
- Aim for
- Open fire on
- Try to gun down
- Fire upon
- Try to hit, as a target
- Try to hit
- Use as a target
- Have as a target
- Attempt
- Try to accomplish: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result MAKEASTABAT
More clues leading to the result CRACK
- ---
- Trunk line?
- Attempt
- Submit to stress
- Smart remark
- Clever remark
- Liberty Bell feature
- Cutting remark
- Fissure
- Figure out
More clues leading to the result TAKEASTABAT
More clues leading to the result BID
- Auctioneers ask for it
- What a nod might signal
- Contractor's proposal
- Nod, perhaps
- Action on eBay
- Club opening?
- Pass, say
- Act at an auction
- Auction action
- With 76-Across, say goodbye
More clues leading to the result BITE
- Insect sting
- Letter-carrier's occupational hazard
- Quick meal
- __ the dust (be defeated)
- Mark of Dracula
- Put some teeth into
- Sharpness
- Chomp
- Sound __ (brief broadcast)
- Take the bait
More clues leading to the result TRYTO
- "___ see it my way..."
- Attempt
- "__ Remember"
- "___ Remember"
- "I ___ Think About Elvis" (1994 Patty Loveless hit)
- "___ Remember" ("Fantasticks" song)
- "___ Remember" (Broadway standard)
- Words before remember or relax
- "___ Remember": "Fantasticks" song
- "__ see it my way ...": Beatles lyric
More clues leading to the result TRYFOR
- Make an attempt to obtain
- Take a shot at
- Attempt to obtain
- Seek
- Attempt
- Attempt to get
- Strive to attain: 2 wds.
- Endeavor to attain.
- Give it a go
- Strive to reach
More clues leading to the result STRIVE
- Do one's utmost
- Try hard
- Shoot (for)
- Devote much effort
- Really try
- Labor
- Contend
- Make a game effort
- Endeavor
- Compete