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tomatillo

noun

Tomatillo can refer to Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes, annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes, or small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk.

3 meanings9 lettersScrabble 11

Length

9

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

TO

Ends

LLO

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “TOMATILLO” Mean?

tomatillo has 3 documented senses across noun.

Noun

3 senses
1

Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

2

annual of Mexico and southern United States having edible purplish viscid fruit resembling small tomatoes

Synonyms

3

small edible yellow to purple tomato-like fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk

Synonyms for TOMATILLO

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes

Length

9 letters

Starts With

T

Ends With

O

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

T, O, M, A, T, I, L, L, O

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

t
o
m
a
t
i
l
l
o

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for tomatillo.

TOMATILLO is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with T and ends with O.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 3 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDAEFFB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCVCCV.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using tomatillo in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

TOMATILLO has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

TOMATILLO is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

TOMATILLO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

TOMATILLO contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside tomatillo.

Unique Letters

6

Repeated Letters

3

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCDAEFFB

CV Pattern

CVCVCVCCV

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

TO, OM, MA, AT, TI, IL, LL, LO

Trigrams

TOM, OMA, MAT, ATI, TIL, ILL, LLO

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for tomatillo.

TOMATILLO is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with T and ends with O, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCVCCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCVCCV, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with T and ends with O, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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