Tyro
4 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A person who is new to or inexperienced in a particular field or activity.
“As a tyro in the kitchen, she relied on simple recipes until her confidence grew.”
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ty·ro
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Y as a vowel and O at the end make this uncommon, good for testing unusual vowel positions in Wordle
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Worth 7 points, Y scores 4 and TYROS adds S, a handy word for unloading a high-value Y tile
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