The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word TRY , but the solution may also be ATTEMPT which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Stab crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TRY | 46 % | 3 |
| ATTEMPT | 11 % | 7 |
| GORE | 8 % | 4 |
| GUESS | 8 % | 5 |
| PIERCE | 5 % | 6 |
| PANG | 3 % | 4 |
| SHOT | 3 % | 4 |
| WILDGUESS | 3 % | 9 |
| SPEAR | 3 % | 5 |
| WHACK | 2 % | 5 |
| SHOTINTHEDARK | 2 % | 13 |
| WHIRL | 2 % | 5 |
| TWINGE | 2 % | 6 |
| IMPALE | 2 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Stab
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- jab
- prod
- poke
- knife
- thrust
- dig
- knife thrust
- impale
- pierce
- puncture
- shank
- beat
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 GORE
- __-Tex (water-repellent fabric)
- He lost Florida
- Reason for an R rating
- Pierce
- Stab
- Figure sent up in the "South Park" episode "ManBearPig"
- Horror film sight
- Skirt insert
- 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winner
- Politico who founded Current.com
More clues leading to the result GUESS
- "__ Who's Coming to Dinner"
- It might be wild
- Random shot
- Word with wild or educated
- Speculate
- Take a stab
- Surmise
- Baffled person's response, perhaps
- Conjecture
- Shot in the dark
More clues leading to the result PIERCE
- Penetrate
- Puncture
- Run through
- A.k.a. Hawkeye
- Go through
- Celtic great Paul
- New Hampshire-born president
- "M*A*S*H" captain
- Bore through
- 14th U.S. president
More clues leading to the result PANG
- Hungry one's discomfort
- Sudden pain
- Twinge
- Hunger alarm
- Sharp attack
- Sharp pain
- Hunger sign
- Sudden distress
- Gut reaction
- Throe
More clues leading to the result SHOT
- Jump or slam-dunk
- Mixologist's measure
- Snap ending
- Word with mug or jump
- Worn out
- Hopelessly ruined
- Took a picture
- Type of gun at some weddings?
- Jell-O ___
- Break
More clues leading to the result WILDGUESS
More clues leading to the result SPEAR
- Asparagus measure
- Catch fish, in a way
- Javelin
- Asparagus unit
- __-carrier (opera bit player)
- Unit of asparagus
- Supernumerary's prop
- Grab with a toothpick
- Broccoli serving
- Lance
More clues leading to the result WHACK
More clues leading to the result SHOTINTHEDARK
- Ozzy Osbourne song
- Wild guess
- 1964 Peter Sellers comedy, with "A"
- 1964 Peter Sellers farce, with "A"
- Stab
- Random guess
- Night photographer's work, with "a"?
- What the marksman took at midnight? (with "a")
More clues leading to the result WHIRL
- Move like a dervish
- Go around in circles
- Act the dervish
- Emulate a dervish
- Spin around
- Brief attempt
- Spin
- Try
- Go around and around
- Rotate rapidly
More clues leading to the result TWINGE
- Sharp, sudden pain
- Pang
- Emotional pang
- Mental or emotional pang
- Sharp pain
- Sharp stabbing sensation
- Sudden qualm
- Attack of conscience, perhaps
- Bit of emotion
- Emotional pain