Give it a whirl
The crossword clue "Give it a whirl" is answered by TRY, a 3-letter entry. Used 52 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
TRY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRY answer page.
Used 52 times across 28 distinct years; most recently in 2026. It appears in 18 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.
- DREIDEL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for TRY
Every other clue in this collection answered by TRY, most used first.
- Give it a go - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a stab at - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
- Make an effort - used 64 times, most recently in 2026
- Give it a shot - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Have a go at - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
- Make an attempt - used 60 times, most recently in 2026
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.
- "Give ___ rest!" - ITA, used 153 times
- "Give ___ break!" - MEA, used 88 times
- Give ___ whirl - ITA, used 71 times
- Give in to gravity - SAG, used 70 times
- Give permission to - LET, used 51 times
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