The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word VIE , but the solution may also be HOLD which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Contend crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIE | 75 % | 3 |
| ARGUE | 8 % | 5 |
| STRIVE | 4 % | 6 |
| AVER | 3 % | 4 |
| COPE | 2 % | 4 |
| ALLEGE | 2 % | 6 |
| CLAIM | 1 % | 5 |
| DEAL | 1 % | 4 |
| OPINE | 1 % | 5 |
| ASSERT | 1 % | 6 |
| WAR | 1 % | 3 |
| HASSLE | 1 % | 6 |
| WRESTLE | 1 % | 7 |
| DISPUTE | 1 % | 7 |
| HOLD | 1 % | 4 |
Why may AVER be the right solution?
The word "aver" means to assert or declare, which can be synonymous with "contend" in certain contexts.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contend
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- argue
- contest
- debate
- compete
- vie
- repugn
- cope
- make do
- get by
- manage
- deal
- grapple
Crossword Answer definitions
VIE noun- A contest.
- To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- To rival (something), etc.
- To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
- To stake; to wager.
- To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
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 VIE
More clues leading to the result ARGUE
- Debate (with)
- Lock horns
- State one's case
- Debate
- Dispute
- Plead one's case
- Press the point
- Go back and forth on an issue
- Wrangle
- Be contentious
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
More clues leading to the result AVER
- State firmly
- Declare
- Maintain
- Say without a doubt
- State
- Swear
- Swear up and down
- Insist
- Say firmly
- State as fact
More clues leading to the result COPE
- Contend with
- Deal with difficulty
- Face one's responsibilities
- Deal with
- Deal with it
- Hold your own
- Hold one's own
- Make do
- Deal with adversity
- Deal (with)
More clues leading to the result ALLEGE
- Claim
- Assert without proof
- Declare without proof
- Make a claim
- Make an accusation
- State
- Purport
- Claim (6)
- State without proof
- Hold without proof
More clues leading to the result CLAIM
- Forty-niner's stake
- Homesteader's tract
- Prospector's filing
- Type of check
- Contend
- Thing filed with an insurance company
- Cleaners sheet?
- Insurance company filing
- Something staked
- esurance filing
More clues leading to the result DEAL
- "__ me in!"
- Distribute the deck
- Hand out hands
- Monty Hall specialty
- See 36D
- Trump's artistic interest
- Give all a hand
- Mete out
- Word said while shaking
- Successful negotiation result
More clues leading to the result OPINE
- Think out loud
- Voice one's views
- Put in one's two cents
- Speak one's mind
- Give one's viewpoint
- Have an opinion
- Give one's take
- Add one's two cents
- Express
- Get something off one's chest
More clues leading to the result ASSERT
- State strongly
- Say with conviction
- State positively
- Mansplainingly proclaim, perhaps
- Proclaim
- Affirm
- Claim as fact
- State
- Declare positively
- Claim
More clues leading to the result WAR
- Conflict
- Endless card game
- Hell, to Sherman
- Trojan, for one
- Old Maid alternative
- All-out fight
- Hostile encounter
- It's hell
- Two-player card game
- Common video game milieu
More clues leading to the result HASSLE
- Botheration
- Bug
- Altercate
- Discompose
- Talking to customer service, typically
- Pain in the neck
- Big runaround
- Major headache
- Real pain in the ass
- Squabble
More clues leading to the result WRESTLE
- Work with locks
- Vie for a pin
- Take on The Rock
- Grapple
- Try to deal (with)
- Have difficulty dealing (with)
- Emulate Hulk Hogan
- Pin in a ring
- Pin in a ring, maybe
- Use a hold, perhaps
More clues leading to the result DISPUTE
- Argument
- Call into question
- Row
- Take issue with
- Controversy
- Contend.
- Controversy.
- Quarrel.
- Bickering
- Squabble