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latino
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When latino helps
Base Score
6
Before any board-specific bonus
Unique Letters
6
A I L N O T
Two-Letter Start
LA
Useful for systematic scans
Ending
NO
Check this pattern late
- 6 letters
- 6 unique letters
- LA start
- NO ending
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- latino is worth 6 points before any pangram bonus.
- It uses 6 unique letters, so it can fit boards that include a, i, l, n, o, t plus any remaining hive letters.
- The NO ending makes this a useful pattern check after you try the LA start.
- BuzzyWords has saved this word in 1 published Daily snapshot.
noun
(chiefly US) A person, especially and usually (interpreted as) a male, from Latin America, a Hispanic person. (Compare Latina.)
"Latinos have quickly become the largest ethnic minority in the United States."