Gets an "F" for effort Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Gets an "F" for effort . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is FAILS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAILS Gets an "F" for effort (5)
9% AFOR Get an -- effort (4) Premier Sunday Jan 18, 2026
9% ANA Get __ for effort (3) Newsday Nov 30, 2025
8% BRR [I'm f-f-freezing!] (3) New York Times Feb 2, 2026
8% PASS Get a grade other than an F (4) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
7% FEAR The "F" in FOMO (4) USA Today Jan 28, 2026
7% TRY Make an effort (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 25, 2026
7% TRIED Made an effort (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 20, 2026
7% UTMOST Maximum effort (6) Newsday Jan 16, 2026
7% LOUD f, musically (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 12, 2026
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