The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ASPIRES , but the solution may also be TRIESHARD which is one of the most recent solution (2015 in LA Times).
Strives crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ASPIRES | 24 % | 7 |
| AIMS | 19 % | 4 |
| TRIES | 19 % | 5 |
| VIES | 14 % | 4 |
| ENDEAVORS | 10 % | 9 |
| TRIESHARD | 5 % | 9 |
| LABORS | 5 % | 6 |
| WRESTLES | 5 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strives
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- endeavor
- endeavour
- reach
- strain
- addresses
- aims
- applies
- aspires
- attempts
- combats
- comes
- concentrates
Crossword Answer definitions
ASPIRES verb- To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
- To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
- To move upward; to be very tall.
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 ASPIRES
- Has ambitions
- Seeks (to)
- Harbors ambitions
- Shoots for the moon
- Strives
- Seeks ambitiously
- Eagerly desires (to)
- Hopes (to)
- Strives for, with "to"
- Has aims
More clues leading to the result AIMS
- Uses a gun sight
- Goals
- Readies to shoot
- Tries to keep the toilet clean, guy-style
- Intends
- Objectives
- Points (at)
- Prepares for firing
- Targets
- Intentions
More clues leading to the result TRIES
- Experiments with
- Takes a shot at
- Sits in judgment
- Attempts
- Stabs, as it were
- Stabs
- Applies oneself
- Takes a taste of
- Essays
- Shots
More clues leading to the result VIES
- Contends
- Competes
- Completes
- Is in the running
- Goes for the gold
- Tries for the prize
- Contends with a rival
- Struggles
- Competes (for)
- Goes head-to-head
More clues leading to the result ENDEAVORS
- Undertakings
- Industrious efforts
- Attempts
- Strives.
- Exerts effort.
- Takes a crack at
- Strives
- Essays
- Tries
- Concerted efforts
More clues leading to the result TRIESHARD
More clues leading to the result LABORS
- Moils
- Toils
- Herculean chores
- Hercules had twelve
- Plugs away
- Series of 12 for Hercules
- Works hard
- Dwells on
- Works
- Tasks for Hercules