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Updated June 2026
The town or city where one was born or grew up, or the place one considers to be home. A person's place of origin or longest residence.
“She moved back to her hometown after university to be closer to her family.”
/ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn/
home·town
Contains HOME + TOWN compound with double O - personal identity term
Worth 14 points; compound combining familiar location words
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