Toby
4 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A ceramic drinking mug or jug modelled in the form of a stout seated figure wearing a three-cornered hat.
“Grandmother kept a collection of toby jugs arranged along the mantelpiece.”
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to·by
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Wordle
The Y ending and O make this an uncommon pattern in Wordle, useful for testing those letters when common guesses have failed
Scrabble
Worth 9 points thanks to the Y tile, and TOBIES is a valid plural, making it a high-value play for dumping a Y
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