phosphorus
Phosphorus can refer to a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms.
Length
10
Scrabble
20
WWF
21
Starts
PH
Ends
RUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “PHOSPHORUS” Mean?
/ˈfɒsfəɹəs/
phosphorus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensea multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
Synonyms
Synonyms for PHOSPHORUS
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
10
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
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Definition
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
Length
10 letters
Starts With
P
Ends With
S
Vowels
3
Consonants
7
Letters
P, H, O, S, P, H, O, R, U, S
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★PHOSPHORUS has a Scrabble score of 20. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆PHOSPHORUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆PHOSPHORUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 10-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆PHOSPHORUS contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
4
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDABCEFD
CV Pattern
CCVCCCVCVC
Vowel Share
30%
Consonant Share
70%
Bigrams
PH, HO, OS, SP, PH, HO, OR, RU, US
Trigrams
PHO, HOS, OSP, SPH, PHO, HOR, ORU, RUS
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