Tries out
The crossword clue "Tries out" is answered by TESTS, a 5-letter entry. Used 90 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 21 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the pilot data itself.
The answer
TESTS
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TESTS answer page.
Used 90 times across 27 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1987. It appears in 21 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 pilot link to their own answer page.
- DEMOS (2 uses in xd)
- ESSAYS (1 uses in xd)
- SAMPLES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TESTS
Every other clue in this pilot answered by TESTS, most used first.
- Exams - used 118 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Pilot clues 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.
- Wipe out - ERASE, used 244 times
- Rub out - ERASE, used 217 times
- Leaves out - OMITS, used 205 times
- Growing out - ENATE, used 159 times
- Out of the way - ASIDE, used 138 times
- Out of practice - RUSTY, used 128 times
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