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Tamals

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Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of tamal, referring to traditional Mesoamerican dumplings of seasoned dough encasing a meat filling, typically steamed inside corn husks.

The family gathered to make dozens of tamals together every Christmas Eve.

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tamales

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Vowels A, A, ends in S, uncommon word but uses very frequent letters making it a safe guess

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All low-to-moderate value tiles, TAMAL is the base form and may score better without the S hook

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