Definitions For Attempting

verb

  • To try to do (something) : to try to accomplish or complete (something)

noun

  • An act of trying to do something
  • Something that results from trying to do something

Is Attempting a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Attempting is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Attempting in a Sentence

  • They've attempted a climb up Mount Everest once before.
  • She attempted suicide early in their marriage.
  • She failed her driving test on the first attempt but she succeeded on her second attempt.
  • Her attempt at a home-cooked meal consisted of frozen fish sticks and a can of soup.

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