Tory
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A political conservative, originally denoting an American colonist who remained loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, and later applied broadly to supporters of Conservative politics.
“The pamphleteer condemned his neighbour as a tory and a traitor to the revolutionary cause.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈtɔːri/
Syllables
to·ry
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Wordle
Ends in Y, which is less common in four-letter words, T, O, R in the first three positions are strong early placements
Scrabble
Worth 7 points, the Y adds a point and TORY leads to TORIES for a longer scoring play when the board allows
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