Try hard
The crossword clue "Try hard" is answered by STRIVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 42 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
STRIVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STRIVE answer page.
Used 42 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1968. It appears in 18 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.
- STRAIN (9 uses in xd)
- ENDEAVOR (3 uses in xd)
- DOYOURLEVELBEST (1 uses in xd)
- MAKEEVERYEFFORT (1 uses in xd)
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.
- Tried hard - STROVE, used 33 times
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