The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word VIED which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2021.
Contended crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| VIED | 66 % | 4 |
| STROVE | 11 % | 6 |
| MET | 9 % | 3 |
| ARGUED | 4 % | 6 |
| RAN | 4 % | 3 |
| WAGED | 2 % | 5 |
| ALLEGED | 2 % | 7 |
| COPED | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Contended
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
VIED verb- 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 VIED
- Competed
- Contended
- Was a contender (for)
- Contested
- Had a contest
- Strove
- Went head-to-head
- Was in a contest
- Strove, as for superiority
- Locked horns
More clues leading to the result STROVE
- Made an effort
- Contended
- Labored
- Tried hard
- Endeavored
- Tried mightily
- Moved heaven and earth
- Worked hard
- Struggled for success.
- Tried hard.
More clues leading to the result MET
- Came face to face
- Encountered
- Happened upon
- Mays or Snider, briefly
- Hometeam player, at Shea
- Ran across
- Shea player
- Tom Seaver, once
- Ran into
- Gooden, once
More clues leading to the result ARGUED
- Had words
- Debated
- Had a spat
- Had a debate
- Made one's case
- Made a case
- Pled one's case
- Fought
- Debated.
- Discussed.
More clues leading to the result RAN
- Campaigned
- Operated
- Sought office
- Competed
- Did a 5K
- High-tailed it
- Managed
- Took to one's heels
- Turned tail
- __ through (rehearsed)
More clues leading to the result WAGED
- Carried on
- Engaged in
- Undertook
- Carried on, as war
- Carried on, as a battle
- Carried out
- Fought, as a war
- Contended.
- Carried on.
- Carried on, as a battle.
More clues leading to the result ALLEGED
- Ostensible
- Took a stab in Clue
- Purported
- Claimed without proof
- So-called
- Thought to be
- Contended
- Pretrial word
- Asserted
- Asserted without proof.