Has a go

The answer

TRIES

5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRIES answer page.

Used 6 times across 4 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2020. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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
• Essays - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
• Endeavors - used 14 times, most recently in 2023
• Takes a stab at - used 14 times, most recently in 2021
• Gives it a go - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Gives it a whirl - used 11 times, most recently in 2021
• Has a go at - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Makes an attempt - used 10 times, most recently in 2025
• Takes a taste of - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Gives it a shot - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Efforts - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Takes a shot at - used 7 times, most recently in 2018
• Shots - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Takes a whack at - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Ventures - used 6 times, most recently in 2014

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.

• Has to have - NEEDS, used 111 times
• "Rumor has it ..." - IHEAR, used 54 times
• Has on - WEARS, used 47 times
• Has the nerve - DARES, used 26 times
• Where the eagle has landed - AERIE, used 21 times
• Has a hunch - FEELS, used 20 times

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