ATTEMPTED

9 letters 14 Scrabble points /əˈtɛmptɪd/

Definition of ATTEMPTED

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
adjective
  1. Tried, with the connotation of failure.

    "An attempted coup."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters A T T E M P T E D
Length 9 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

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