lanthanum
Lanthanum can refer to a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth.
Length
9
Scrabble
14
WWF
18
Starts
LA
Ends
NUM
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “LANTHANUM” Mean?
/ˈlænθənəm/
lanthanum has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
Synonyms
Synonyms for LANTHANUM
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
Length
9 letters
Starts With
L
Ends With
M
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
L, A, N, T, H, A, N, U, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★LANTHANUM has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆LANTHANUM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆LANTHANUM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆LANTHANUM contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
7
Repeated Letters
2
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEBCFG
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCVC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
LA, AN, NT, TH, HA, AN, NU, UM
Trigrams
LAN, ANT, NTH, THA, HAN, ANU, NUM
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