Attempt
The crossword clue "Attempt" is answered by ESSAY, a 5-letter entry. Used 36 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 10 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
ESSAY
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSAY answer page.
Used 36 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2020; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 10 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.
- EFFORT (8 uses in xd)
- ENDEAVOR (7 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESSAY
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESSAY, most used first.
- Opinion piece - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
- School paper - used 82 times, most recently in 2026
- English class assignment - used 51 times, most recently in 2026
- Op-ed piece - used 43 times, most recently in 2026
- Writing assignment - used 42 times, most recently in 2026
- Think piece - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- English assignment - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- School assignment - used 26 times, most recently in 2026
- College application part - 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.
- Attempt again - RETRY, used 22 times
- Made an attempt - TRIED, used 22 times
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