Contended
The crossword clue "Contended" is answered by STROVE, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
STROVE
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the STROVE answer page.
Used 6 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2013; first recorded in 1970. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
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Other clues for STROVE
Every other clue in this collection answered by STROVE, most used first.
- Tried hard - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
- Endeavored - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- Made an effort - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
- Tried mightily - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
- Worked hard - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
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- Contended - ARGUED, used 9 times
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