Essays
The crossword clue "Essays" is answered by TRIES, a 5-letter entry. Used 24 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TRIES
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRIES answer page.
Used 24 times across 22 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 1943. It appears in 5 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.
- ATTEMPTS (10 uses in xd)
- ARTICLES (1 uses in xd)
- ENDEAVORS (1 uses in xd)
- PAPERS (1 uses in xd)
- THEMES (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRIES
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRIES, most used first.
- Attempts - used 74 times, most recently in 2026
- Makes an effort - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Samples - used 26 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.
- Newspaper essays - OPEDS, used 31 times
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