Best effort
The crossword clue "Best effort" is answered by AGAME, a 5-letter entry. Used 22 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
AGAME
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the AGAME answer page.
Used 22 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2019. It appears in 12 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for AGAME
Every other clue in this collection answered by AGAME, most used first.
- Peak performance - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- Athlete's best effort - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Best possible - IDEAL, used 114 times
- Best of the best - ELITE, used 107 times
- Throw with effort - HEAVE, used 57 times
- Put forth, as effort - EXERT, used 54 times
- Best - OUTDO, used 51 times
- Makes an effort - TRIES, used 35 times
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