Take a shot at
The crossword clue "Take a shot at" is answered by TRY, a 3-letter entry. Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
TRY
3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRY answer page.
Used 32 times across 16 distinct years; most recently in 2022; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 14 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.
- GOFOR (6 uses in xd)
- ATTEMPT (5 uses in xd)
- TRYFOR (3 uses in xd)
- GUESS (2 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
- Give it a whirl - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Essay - used 45 times, most recently in 2021
- Take a crack at - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
- Take a whack at - used 30 times, most recently in 2020
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.
- Take to court - SUE, used 466 times
- Take advantage of - USE, used 339 times
- Take a load off - SIT, used 151 times
- "I'll take that as ___" - ANO, used 144 times
- Take steps - ACT, used 95 times
- Take a chair - SIT, used 68 times
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