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Rookie

Answer: NOVICE - 6 letters

The crossword clue "Rookie" is answered by NOVICE, a 6-letter entry. Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.

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NOVICE

NOVICE

6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the NOVICE answer page.

7Times used
7Distinct years
2026Most recent year
4Publications

Used 7 times across 7 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1955. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

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Other clues for NOVICE

Every other clue in this collection answered by NOVICE, most used first.

  • Beginner - used 17 times, most recently in 2024
  • Tenderfoot - used 7 times, most recently in 2010

Related clues

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  • Rookie - NEWBIE, used 13 times

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