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tomato

/təˈmɑː.toʊ/noun

Tomato can refer to mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable or native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.

2 meanings6 lettersScrabble 8

Length

6

Scrabble

8

WWF

9

Starts

TO

Ends

ATO

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “TOMATO” Mean?

/təˈmɑː.toʊ/

tomato has 2 documented senses across noun.

Noun

2 senses
1

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

2

native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

Word Forms

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

6

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Word Intelligence

Explore the word tomato with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

Length

6 letters

Starts With

T

Ends With

O

Vowels

3

Consonants

3

Letters

T, O, M, A, T, O

Use Case

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

Letter Breakdown

t
o
m
a
t
o

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for tomato.

TOMATO is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 8.
It starts with T and ends with O.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 50%.
It has 2 repeated letters.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDAB.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCV.

Word Strategy

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

Scrabble Strategy

★★★☆☆

TOMATO has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

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

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

TOMATO can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

TOMATO 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 tomato.

Unique Letters

4

Repeated Letters

2

Highest Value Letter

M

Letter Pattern

ABCDAB

CV Pattern

CVCVCV

Vowel Share

50%

Consonant Share

50%

Bigrams

TO, OM, MA, AT, TO

Trigrams

TOM, OMA, MAT, ATO

Crossword Intelligence

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

TOMATO is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with T and ends with O, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 3 vowels and 3 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCV.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

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

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCV, making it relatively easy to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 8, 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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