rookie

Plural: rookies

Noun

A novice or beginner in a particular field or activity.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces.
A novice.
An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players.
A type of firecracker, used by farmers to scare rooks.

Adj

Non-professional; amateur

Verb

To be a rookie; to go through one's inexperienced learning period in a job, team, or organization.
To haze one or more rookies as an initiation ritual.

Examples

Even a ROOKIE can win in Words With Friends with a bit of luck and a good rack.

Origin / Etymology

Thought to be an alteration of recruit + -ie, or from rook (“a cheat”) + -ie. Another possible origin is Dutch broekie (short for broekvent (“a boy still in short trousers”)), a common term for a shipmate. Also suggested is Irish rúca (“an inexperienced person”).

Synonyms

cub, greenhorn, beginner, newbie, noob, novice, tyro

Scrabble Score: 10

rookie: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rookie: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rookie: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

rookie: valid Words With Friends Word