fathom
Fathom can refer to a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth or (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore. As a verb, fathom can mean to measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line or come to understand.
Length
6
Scrabble
14
WWF
14
Starts
FA
Ends
HOM
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “FATHOM” Mean?
/ˈfæðəm/
fathom has 4 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
2 sensesVerb
2 sensesScrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
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Definition
a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
Length
6 letters
Starts With
F
Ends With
M
Vowels
2
Consonants
4
Letters
F, A, T, H, O, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★FATHOM has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆FATHOM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆FATHOM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
F
Letter Pattern
ABCDEF
CV Pattern
CVCCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
FA, AT, TH, HO, OM
Trigrams
FAT, ATH, THO, HOM
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