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 (2023 in New York 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 | 29 % | 5 |
| SHOTS | 7 % | 5 |
| ESSAYS | 6 % | 6 |
| EFFORTS | 4 % | 7 |
| STRIVES | 3 % | 7 |
| HASAT | 3 % | 5 |
| TRIESONESHANDAT | 2 % | 15 |
| HASAGOAT | 2 % | 8 |
| SEEDSTO | 1 % | 7 |
| TRIESTO | 1 % | 7 |
| SEEKS | 1 % | 5 |
| ASSAYS | 1 % | 6 |
| MAKESAGOOFIT | 1 % | 12 |
| HASAWHACKAT | 1 % | 11 |
| ENDEAVORS | 1 % | 9 |
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 TRIESONESHANDAT
More clues leading to the result HASAGOAT
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