The term 'was successful' can be broken down into five crossword solutions: WORKED (6 letters), WON (3 letters), GOTFAR (6 letters), MADEIT (6 letters), and DIDGOOD (7 letters). This phrase implies that someone achieved a goal or task, and these solutions represent the various ways in which this could have been accomplished. Working hard, winning, getting far, making it, and doing good are all ways of being successful.