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EFFORT is a legal Scrabble word. See a dictionary definition for EFFORT.

34 total results for EFFORT( score: 50 )

14 results for EFFORT from Modern Era puzzles:
Repeated clues show (number of Modern Era occurrences).
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Wed Dec 27, 202362A"Enthusiasm is the mother of ___": Ralph Waldo EmersonKareem AyasShortz
Wed May 23, 201817DTryDavid SteinbergShortz
Sun Mar 12, 201749DExercitationAlan ArbesfeldShortz
Mon Aug 15, 20168AWhat to get an "E" forSam TrabuccoShortz
Mon Oct 25, 201020AWhat an E may stand forJonah KaganShortz
Sun Jan 22, 20066DPainsGeorge Barany and Michael ShteymanShortz
Wed Jan 11, 200643DPhysical exertionMel RosenShortz
Thu Aug 11, 200547DPushMichael ShteymanShortz
Tue Jul 19, 200544DAttempt (2)Trip PayneShortz
Sun Sep 24, 200048DStruggleRandolph RossShortz
Sun May 14, 200052DIndustryBill Zais and Nancy SalomonShortz
Sat Feb 21, 19986DAttempt (2)Richard HughesShortz
Sun Feb 16, 199787DApplicationM. GaffneyShortz
Wed Nov 8, 199540ADiligenceGlenn E. SykesShortz
3 results for EFFORT from Variety puzzles:
DateTypeGridClueAuthorEditor
Feb 2, 2020AcrosticXLabor, work, strainEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jan 3, 2010AcrosticGEndeavor; exertion; travailEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
Jul 8, 2007AcrosticYApplication of force against inertia, in physicsEmily Cox & Henry RathvonShortz
17 results for EFFORT from pre-Shortz puzzles:
DateGridClueAuthorEditor
Tue Jul 28, 199221AEarnest attemptEugene T. MaleskaMaleska
Sun Jan 12, 199287ATroubleBarbara SpringerMaleska
Sun Dec 29, 199181DElbow greasePeter GordonMaleska
Wed Dec 25, 199137DEndeavorNancy Scandrett RossMaleska
Mon Dec 12, 198847DExertionAlbert J. KlausMaleska
Mon Aug 6, 198436DExertionArthur W. PalmerMaleska
Fri Feb 12, 19829DTryWhittenMaleska
Wed Feb 13, 198036DExertionAlfio MicciMaleska
Sun Mar 11, 197948DStrenuous tryArnold MossMaleska
Tue Jan 17, 197847DExertionSara V. TuckermanMaleska
Tue Mar 16, 197648AExertionManny MillerWeng
Mon Jan 24, 197210DExertionUnknownWeng
Mon Jul 7, 19698DExertion.UnknownWeng
Sun Jul 27, 195836AExertion.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Wed May 23, 195644DAchievement.S. A. KayFarrar
Mon Aug 11, 19529DStrenuous attempt.UnknownFarrar
Sun May 4, 194713DEndeavor.Thomas MeekinFarrar
Anagrams:TROFFE
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