Give it a go

The answer

TRY

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the TRY answer page.

Used 120 times across 33 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1983. It appears in 31 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.

• TRYTO (3 uses in xd)
• ATTEMPT (1 uses in xd)
• SAYOK (1 uses in xd)
• TRYFOR (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for TRY

Every other clue in this collection answered by TRY, most used first.

• Attempt - used 410 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a stab at - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Sample - used 65 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
• Endeavor - used 44 times, most recently in 2025
• Stab - used 38 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a crack at - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a shot at - used 32 times, most recently in 2022
• "Don't give up!" - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
• Take a whack at - used 30 times, most recently in 2020
• Effort - used 27 times, most recently in 2021
• Take a shot - used 26 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
• "Give it ___!" - AGO, used 49 times

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