Tries to win
The crossword clue "Tries to win" is answered by WOOS, a 4-letter entry. Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
WOOS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WOOS answer page.
Used 14 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 2004. It appears in 7 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.
- VIESFOR (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for WOOS
Every other clue in this collection answered by WOOS, most used first.
- Courts - used 98 times, most recently in 2026
- Romances - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
- Tries to win over - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Wines and dines - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
- Seeks the affection of - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
- Apt rhyme for "pursues" - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
- Goes a-courting - used 6 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.
- Easy win - ROMP, used 82 times
- Lopsided win - ROUT, used 51 times
- No-win situations? - TIES, used 28 times
- No-win situation - DRAW, used 26 times
- Chess win - MATE, used 17 times
- Fail to win - LOSE, used 12 times
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