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Junior

6 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Of lower rank, status, or seniority, or referring to a younger person, especially a son with the same name as their father. Junior can also describe students in the third year of high school or university.

She started as a junior analyst before advancing to a senior position.

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Wordle

Contains vowels U, I, and O; J at start with -IOR ending pattern.

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points; the J provides significant value in this rank descriptor.

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