The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word STAB which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1986.
Attempt of a sort crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STAB | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Attempt of a sort
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- address
- addressing
- battle
- bear
- chop
- correct
- draft
- goad
- goading
- hack
- hacking
- hawk
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.
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