Attempts
The crossword clue "Attempts" is answered by ESSAYS, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ESSAYS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ESSAYS answer page.
Used 7 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2005; first recorded in 1930. It appears in 4 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.
- EFFORTS (4 uses in xd)
Other clues for ESSAYS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ESSAYS, most used first.
- Op-ed pieces - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Opinion pieces - used 21 times, most recently in 2025
- School papers - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Bacon bits? - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- English class assignments - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Bacon pieces - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- College application parts - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Emerson works - used 9 times, most recently in 2020
- English assignments - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries. - used 9 times, most recently in 2006
- Writing assignments - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Think pieces - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
- Lamb products - used 7 times, most recently in 2003
- Parts of college applications - used 6 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.
- Attempts, with "at" - HASAGO, used 10 times
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