ATTEMPT

7 letters 11 Scrabble points /əˈtɛmpt/

Definition of ATTEMPT

noun
  1. The action of trying at something.

    "It was worth the attempt."

  2. An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.

    "1584 No man can charge us of any attempt against the realm. (Allen's Defence Of English Catholics, cited after Edinburgh review 1883, p. 378)"

Related words: effort try
verb
  1. To try.

    "A group of 80 budding mountaineers attempted Kilimanjaro, but 30 of them didn't make it to the top."

  2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.

  3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome.

    "one who attempts the virtue of a woman"

Related words: take a run at take a stab at

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A T T E M P T
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 11 points

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