Had a go at
The crossword clue "Had a go at" is answered by TRIED, a 5-letter entry. Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TRIED
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRIED answer page.
Used 15 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1973. It appears in 8 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.
- TRIEDTO (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRIED
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRIED, most used first.
- Attempted - used 47 times, most recently in 2026
- Made an attempt - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
- True's partner - used 21 times, most recently in 2012
- Gave it a go - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- Made an effort - used 19 times, most recently in 2026
- True partner - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
- _____ and true - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
- Took a stab at - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Gave it a shot - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
- True companion - used 11 times, most recently in 2015
- Experimented with - used 8 times, most recently in 2021
- Put to the test - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
- Took a shot at - used 8 times, most recently in 2019
- True's companion - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
- Endeavored - used 7 times, most recently in 2020
- Had a taste of - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Sampled - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
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.
- Had in mind - MEANT, used 80 times
- Had the nerve - DARED, used 39 times
- Had title to - OWNED, used 37 times
- Had a home-cooked meal - ATEIN, used 35 times
- Had - OWNED, used 34 times
- Had dinner at home - ATEIN, used 32 times
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