tryout vs experiment

tryout and experiment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tryout	Yes	No	No	No
experiment	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, experiment is a hypernym of tryout; that is, experiment is a word with a broader meaning than tryout:

Other hypernyms of tryout include experimentation.

tryout (noun)	experiment (noun)
a test of the suitability of a performer	the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
trying something to find out about it	a venture at something new or different
	the testing of an idea

tryout (verb)	experiment (verb)
	to conduct a test or investigation
	try something new, as in order to gain experience