Attempt
The crossword clue "Attempt" is answered by STAB, a 4-letter entry. Used 223 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STAB
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STAB answer page.
Used 223 times across 46 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 32 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 STAB
Every other clue in this collection answered by STAB, most used first.
- Wild guess - used 480 times, most recently in 2026
- Pierce - used 117 times, most recently in 2026
- Rough guess - used 77 times, most recently in 2026
- Shot in the dark - used 66 times, most recently in 2026
- Try - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Puncture - used 50 times, most recently in 2024
- Impale - used 31 times, most recently in 2018
- Run through - used 29 times, most recently in 2019
- Try: Colloq. - used 26 times, most recently in 1970
- Random guess - used 25 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a __ at; attempt - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
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 - SHOT, used 59 times
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