The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word USE , but the solution may also be TRY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in LA Times).
Put to the test crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| USE | 22 % | 3 |
| TRY | 18 % | 3 |
| TRIED | 14 % | 5 |
| ASSAY | 10 % | 5 |
| PROVE | 10 % | 5 |
| ESSAYED | 8 % | 7 |
| ASSAYED | 8 % | 7 |
| PROVED | 4 % | 6 |
| ESSAY | 4 % | 5 |
Why may TRY be the right solution?
The word "try" means to attempt or test something to see if it works or is successful, making it the correct solution for the clue "put to the test."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Put to the test
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- put through its paces
- put one through one's paces
- give something a whirl
- try it on
- test drive
- give something a try
- give something a go
- test the waters
- test
- run the gauntlet
- kick the tires
- test the water
Crossword Answer definitions
USE noun- The act of using.
- The act of consuming alcohol or narcotics.
- (followed by "of") Usefulness, benefit.
- A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
- Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
- Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
- Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
- Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
- The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
- (forging) A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
- To utilize or employ.
- To accustom; to habituate. (Now common only in participial form. Uses the same pronunciation as the noun; see usage notes.)
- (except in past tense) To habitually do; to be wont to do. (Now chiefly in past-tense forms; see used to.)
- To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
- To behave, act, comport oneself.
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 USE
- "It's no __!"
- Avail oneself of
- Consume
- Custom
- Employ
- Exercise
- Function
- IN __ (lavatory sign)
- Make the most of
- Purpose
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 TRIED
- Took one's best shot
- __ and true
- True's companion
- True's partner
- Took a stab at
- Attempted
- Gave it a shot
- Made an effort
- Assayed
- Gave it a go
More clues leading to the result ASSAY
- Evaluate
- Analyze ore
- Get a lode of this test?
- Give an evaluation
- Ore evaluation
- Test one's metal?
- Chemical analysis
- Chemistry test
- Analyze
- Perform an ore analysis
More clues leading to the result PROVE
- Demonstrate in math class
- Verify
- Establish indisputably
- Establish the truth of
- "___ it!"
- Demonstrate
- Demonstrate decisively
- Show to be true
- More than allege
- Substantiate
More clues leading to the result ESSAYED
- Made an attempt
- Attempted
- Made a good try
- Put to the test
- Took a crack at
- Tried
- Made an effort
- Took a stab at
- Attempted.
- Ventured.
More clues leading to the result ASSAYED
- Appraised
- Put to the test
- Examined, as ore
- Tested
- Tested for gold, say
- Checked for purity
- Subjected to cell counting
- Tested.
- Analyzed.
- Appraised critically.
More clues leading to the result PROVED
- Established validity
- Put to the test.
- Verified.
- Turned out to be
- Confirmed
- Put to the test
- Demonstrated
- Authenticated
- Showed
- Bore out