medium
Medium can refer to a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information, the surrounding environment, or an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication. Medium is also used as adjective, with meanings including around the middle of a scale of evaluation.
Length
6
Scrabble
11
WWF
14
Starts
ME
Ends
IUM
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “MEDIUM” Mean?
/ˈmiːdɪəm/
medium has 13 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
2 sensesaround the middle of a scale of evaluation
“an orange of average size”
“intermediate capacity”
“medium bombers”
Synonyms
(meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside
Noun
11 sensesa means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
the surrounding environment
“fish require an aqueous medium”
an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication
(bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter
(biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
Show 5 more noun definitions
an intervening substance through which something is achieved
“the dissolving medium is called a solvent”
a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position
“a happy medium”
someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead
“he consulted several mediums”
Synonyms
(usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public
an occupation for which you are especially well suited
“in law he found his true metier”
Synonyms
Word Forms
Synonyms for MEDIUM
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
6
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
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Definition
around the middle of a scale of evaluation
Length
6 letters
Starts With
M
Ends With
M
Vowels
3
Consonants
3
Letters
M, E, D, I, U, M
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆MEDIUM has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆MEDIUM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆MEDIUM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆MEDIUM contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
M
Letter Pattern
ABCDEA
CV Pattern
CVCVVC
Vowel Share
50%
Consonant Share
50%
Bigrams
ME, ED, DI, IU, UM
Trigrams
MED, EDI, DIU, IUM
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