Took a chance
The crossword clue "Took a chance" is answered by DARED, a 5-letter entry. Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
DARED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the DARED answer page.
Used 35 times across 23 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 15 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- RISKED (3 uses in xd)
- LEAPTAT (2 uses in xd)
- RISKEDIT (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for DARED
Every other clue in this collection answered by DARED, most used first.
- Challenged - used 75 times, most recently in 2026
- Had the nerve - used 39 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a risk - used 36 times, most recently in 2026
- Was bold - used 30 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.
- Took care of - SAWTO, used 79 times
- Took steps - ACTED, used 62 times
- Took an oath - SWORE, used 50 times
- Took on - HIRED, used 39 times
- Took the wheel - DROVE, used 37 times
- Took a nap - SLEPT, used 30 times
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