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Essayer

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A person who attempts or tries something, or one who essays a task or undertaking.

A celebrated essayer of difficult musical passages, he was known for tackling pieces others refused.

Pronunciation

Syllables

es·say·er

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Synonyms

trierattempter

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Wordle

E-S-S-A-Y-E-R has double S and ESSAY embedded as the root, with -ER as the agentive suffix

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, the double S and Y give good tile value for a relatively uncommon agentive noun

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