Latter

6 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated February 2026

Definition

The second or last-mentioned of two things or people.

“Between coffee and tea, I prefer the latter.”

secondlast-mentioned

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Double T in middle, formal comparison word.

🔤

Worth 6 points, uses double T.

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