The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TRY which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Essay crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRY | 65 % | 3 |
| ATTEMPT | 17 % | 7 |
| PAPER | 6 % | 5 |
| UNDERTAKE | 4 % | 9 |
| THEME | 4 % | 5 |
| TRACTATE | 2 % | 8 |
| TRACT | 2 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Essay
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- try out
- examine
- prove
- test
- seek
- assay
- attempt
- try
- study
- document
- editorial
- dissertation
Crossword Answer definitions
TRY noun- An attempt.
- An act of tasting or sampling.
- A score in rugby league and rugby union, analogous to a touchdown in American football.
- A screen, or sieve, for grain.
- A field goal or extra point
- To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
- To divide; to separate.
- To test, to work out.
- To experiment, to strive.
- To lie to in heavy weather under just sufficient sail to head into the wind.
- To strain; to subject to excessive tests.
- (used with another verb) To want
- Fine, excellent.
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 TRY
- Take a crack at
- Attempt
- Hear, as a case
- Stab
- Take a shot at
- Venture
- Have a go at
- Shot
- Sit in judgment
- The old college ___
More clues leading to the result ATTEMPT
More clues leading to the result PAPER
- Kind of trail or tiger
- Word with Manila or India
- Dog-training site, perhaps
- Written composition
- With 37 Down, empty threat
- Post, e.g.
- Rolling ___
- Writing material
- The Globe, e.g.
- Onionskin
More clues leading to the result UNDERTAKE
More clues leading to the result THEME
- Motif
- Kind of park or song
- Subject
- Kind of song or park
- Topic
- Adding certain letters to phrases to mark the 30th anniversary of the seminal "Elk Cloner" computer virus, e.g.
- Melodic fragment
- Recurring melody
- This puzzle's is "M-O-M" phrases
- Writing assignment