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Hornist

7 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A musician who plays a horn, particularly the French horn.

The hornist played a beautifully lyrical solo in the symphony's second movement.

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Synonyms

horn playerbugler

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Wordle

Ends in IST, the common musician-role suffix, no unusual letters

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, IST is a useful suffix hook and all tiles have modest individual values

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