Inexperienced gamer, informally

Latest answer — October 21, 2025

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Across

  1. 1A right one is 90°
  2. 6Hairstyle for Questlove
  3. 10___ de plume
  4. 13Luxury watch brand
  5. 14Half of a classic lunch special
  6. 15Donate
  7. 16Reward for rolling over, perhaps
  8. 17Redwood or cottonwood
  9. 18Best starting hand in Texas hold 'em
  10. 19Device for capturing thermal images
  11. 22Little locking brick
  12. 23Radical religious groups
  13. 24Where you might dance to some underground music?
  14. 30Specialty coffee order
  15. 31Make a speech
  16. 32Buck's mate
  17. 35Valuable Minecraft blocks
  18. 36Entertain
  19. 37Postseason college football game
  20. 38Fig. on a college transcript
  21. 39Latin phrase that's often abbreviated
  22. 40Big name in briefs
  23. 41Venue for combatants wearing vests with sensors
  24. 44Maki or temaki
  25. 46Belgrade resident
  26. 47Wild guess ... or what 19-, 24- and 41-Across let you take?
  27. 53Bobber in a lake
  28. 54Peeved
  29. 55Nut-brown hue
  30. 57Head-butts
  31. 58"Summer of ___," Questlove documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
  32. 59Cone or sphere
  33. 60Pub order
  34. 61The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"
  35. 62It might be picante

Down

  1. 1The "A" of MoMA
  2. 2Seaweed wrap for maki
  3. 3Secluded valley
  4. 4Some info sheets
  5. 5Radical
  6. 6One doing stellar work?
  7. 7Golfer's warning
  8. 8Regretted
  9. 9Major oil cartel, in brief
  10. 10"Bravo!"
  11. 11Blatant
  12. 12Flat-topped landforms
  13. 15Full range
  14. 20Tinder account datum that can't be edited
  15. 21The Hundred ___ Wood (storybook setting)
  16. 24Post to an online journal
  17. 25Org. for seniors
  18. 26Advances from third while the pitcher is distracted, say
  19. 27What team-building activities are designed to build
  20. 28Noodle that might be stuffed
  21. 29Dined
  22. 33Actor Wilson
  23. 34"Frozen" queen
  24. 36Suffix with lemon or stock
  25. 37Slow-cooked taco filling
  26. 39"___ just me, or ...?"
  27. 40Rigorously demanding sort
  28. 42Nautical greetings
  29. 43"Gosh!"
  30. 44Popular hummus brand
  31. 45Run-of-the-mill
  32. 48Rae of "Barbie"
  33. 49Inexperienced gamer, informally
  34. 50Factual
  35. 51What "maki" means in Japanese
  36. 52Kardashian matriarch
  37. 56Contract enforcing secrecy, for short

The answer to “Inexperienced gamer, informally” in the New York Times crossword is NOOB — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 21, 2025, a Tuesday puzzle, at 49-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Inexperienced gamer, informally” answer

NOOB (4 letters)

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Why the answer is NOOB

NOOB is the 4-letter solution that fits "Inexperienced gamer, informally" in the NYT Crossword crossword on October 21, 2025 (49-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does NOOB mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of NOOB is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a person who is inexperienced in a particular sphere or activity, especially computing or gaming

When else has “Inexperienced gamer, informally” appeared?

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October 21, 2025 (most recent) → NOOB. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Inexperienced gamer, informally”?

The answer is NOOB, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on October 21, 2025.

How many letters is the answer to “Inexperienced gamer, informally”?

4 letters: NOOB.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the New York Times crossword on October 21, 2025 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 49-Down.

Can “Inexperienced gamer, informally” have a different answer?

Yes — New York Times sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's NYT Crossword answers?

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