The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word TYRO , but the solution may also be NOVICE which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Rookie crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| TYRO | 47 % | 4 |
| NOVICE | 11 % | 6 |
| NEWBIE | 7 % | 6 |
| GREENHORN | 7 % | 9 |
| BEGINNER | 7 % | 8 |
| TRAINEE | 4 % | 7 |
| NEWCOMER | 4 % | 8 |
| TIRO | 4 % | 4 |
| RECRUIT | 2 % | 7 |
| NEOPHYTE | 2 % | 8 |
| THEGREENHORN | 2 % | 12 |
| BOOT | 2 % | 4 |
Why may NOVICE be the right solution?
The word "rookie" means a person who is new to a job or activity. "Novice" means a person who is new to something and is still learning about it. Therefore, "novice" is a suitable synonym for "rookie".
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rookie
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- greenhorn
- cub
- newcomer
- junior
- trainee
- novice
- debut
- young
- amateur
- recruit
- beginner
- intern
Crossword Answer definitions
TYRO noun- A beginner; a novice.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result TYRO
More clues leading to the result NOVICE
More clues leading to the result NEWBIE
- FAQ reader
- One wet behind the ears
- Tyro
- Internet tyro
- On-line rookie
- On-line novice
- Beginner
- Computer beginner
- Novice
- Rookie
More clues leading to the result GREENHORN
- n00b
- Salad that beeps?
- Inexperienced sort
- Novice
- Rookie
- Novice: Colloq.
- Novice.
- Inexperienced person.
- Half of Paul's dilemma?
- Beginner
More clues leading to the result BEGINNER
- One just starting out
- Certain randomly lucky person
- One who has all the luck?
- Newbie
- First-grader.
- Tyro.
- The one with the luck.
- Usually lucky one.
- Tyro
- Rookie
More clues leading to the result TRAINEE
- Apprentice
- Person likely getting an ID badge
- Person who has to watch orientation videos
- Recent hire
- Student
- Novice
- Workplace newbie
- One learning a vocation
- Boot camp participant
- Indoctrination subject
More clues leading to the result NEWCOMER
- Recent arrival
- Rookie
- Recent arrival.
- Johnny-come-lately.
- Possible victim of xenophobia
- Tenderfoot
- Unfamiliar face
- Recent hire, say
More clues leading to the result TIRO
- Beginner (var.)
- Rank beginner (var.)
- Novice (var.)
- Greenhorn
- Neophyte
- Rookie
- Newbie: Var.
- Novice
- Novice: Var.
- Babe in the woods.
More clues leading to the result RECRUIT
- Boot camp figure
- Green one in olive drab
- Sign up
- Military newbie
- Green soldier
- Try to bring in
- Parris Island newcomer
- Try to sign up
- Rookie.
- Newly enlisted one
More clues leading to the result NEOPHYTE
- One just starting out
- Beginner
- Apprentice
- Tyro
- Newbie
- One starting out
- Abecedarian
- Novice
- Pro's opposite
- Beginner.