LATINO is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. LATINO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LATINO?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LATINO is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LATINO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
latinosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LATINO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in LATINO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,775.
What does LATINO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person from Latin America, or of Latin American descent.
Latino turns on origin rather than on language or appearance, which is why it does not line up neatly with Hispanic: a Brazilian is one and not the other. The forms latina and latinx stand beside it, and which one a person prefers is a matter of self-description rather than of grammar.
How LATINO is used
Countable: a latino, two latinos. The feminine form is latina; capitalised as an identity.
- The survey asks whether the respondent is latino and leaves the rest open.
- A latino from Brazil is not counted as Hispanic by that definition.
- The word latino covers origin and says nothing about language.
- Two latino families opened the first shops in that street.
- A latino may prefer a different term, and that preference settles it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LATINO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of LATINO
The 6 tiles of LATINO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with LATINO
1 longer words begin with LATINO.
Shorter words from the letters in LATINO
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Common questions about LATINO
- Is LATINO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LATINO, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LATINO worth?
- LATINO is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LATINO mean?
- A person from Latin America, or of Latin American descent.
- What letters can be added to LATINO?
- LATINO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of LATINO:
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