The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STABS , but the solution may also be TRIES which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in LA Times).
Attempts crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STABS | 37 % | 5 |
| TRIES | 30 % | 5 |
| SHOTS | 7 % | 5 |
| ESSAYS | 6 % | 6 |
| EFFORTS | 4 % | 7 |
| STRIVES | 3 % | 7 |
| HASAT | 3 % | 5 |
| HASAGOAT | 2 % | 8 |
| TRIESONESHANDAT | 2 % | 15 |
| ENDEAVORS | 1 % | 9 |
| SEEDSTO | 1 % | 7 |
| TRIESTO | 1 % | 7 |
| SEEKS | 1 % | 5 |
| ASSAYS | 1 % | 6 |
| HASAWHACKAT | 1 % | 11 |
| MAKESAGOOFIT | 1 % | 12 |
Why may TRIES be the right solution?
The word "tries" means "attempts" or "efforts" in English. It is a synonym for attempting to do something. Therefore, "tries" is a suitable answer for the clue "Attempts".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Attempts
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
- aims
- ambitions
Crossword Answer definitions
STABS 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 STABS
- Attempts
- Piercing pains
- Pokes at
- Wounds
- Tries
- Uses a fork on
- Makes a wild guess
- Wild guesses
- Wounds with a dagger
- Thrusting blows
More clues leading to the result TRIES
- Experiments with
- Takes a shot at
- Sits in judgment
- Attempts
- Stabs, as it were
- Stabs
- Applies oneself
- Takes a taste of
- Essays
- Shots
More clues leading to the result SHOTS
- Jacques Plante stoppages
- Bar fare
- Hypodermic injections
- Quick drinks
- Attempts
- Immunizations
- Bar lineup
- Gunfire
- Immunization granters?
- Attempts on goal
More clues leading to the result ESSAYS
- Persuasive prose pieces
- Newsmagazine fodder
- Parts of college applications
- Writings of Montaigne
- Blue-book pieces
- Makes an attempt at
- Bacon and Lamb creations
- Charles Lamb's output
- "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" pieces
- Some exam answers
More clues leading to the result EFFORTS
- Serious attempts
- Sincere attempts
- Concerted tries
- Achievements.
- Laborious exertions.
- Attempts.
- Undertakings.
- Exertions
- Attempts
- Struggles
More clues leading to the result STRIVES
- Tries hard
- Competes
- Contends
- Endeavors.
- Contends.
- Makes a great effort
- Tries very hard
- Attempts
- Makes an effort
- Goes for it
More clues leading to the result HASAT
- Attacks
- Attacks, as a project
- Undertakes
- Goes after
- Assails
- Tackles
- Attacks vigorously
- Laces into
- Tears into
- Sets upon
More clues leading to the result HASAGOAT
More clues leading to the result TRIESONESHANDAT
More clues leading to the result ENDEAVORS
- Undertakings
- Industrious efforts
- Attempts
- Strives.
- Exerts effort.
- Takes a crack at
- Strives
- Essays
- Tries
- Concerted efforts
More clues leading to the result SEEDSTO
More clues leading to the result TRIESTO
More clues leading to the result SEEKS
- Looks for
- Hunts for
- Tries to obtain
- Is on a quest
- Searches for
- Personal ad verb
- Begs for
- Goes on a quest
- Acts as "it"
- Tries to locate
More clues leading to the result ASSAYS
- Examines
- Puts to the test
- Tests one's metal
- Weighs and measures
- Metallic tests
- Chemical analyses, as of metal content
- Tests one's metal?
- Runs a test on
- Analyzes
- Tests