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potassium

/pəˈtæsiəm/noun

Potassium can refer to a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite.

1 meaning9 lettersScrabble 13

Length

9

Scrabble

13

WWF

16

Starts

PO

Ends

IUM

Difficulty

Hard

Dictionary

What Does “POTASSIUM” Mean?

/pəˈtæsiəm/

potassium has 1 documented sense across noun.

Noun

1 sense
1

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

Synonyms

Synonyms for POTASSIUM

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

9

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Word Intelligence

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Definition

a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

Length

9 letters

Starts With

P

Ends With

M

Vowels

4

Consonants

5

Letters

P, O, T, A, S, S, I, U, M

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

p
o
t
a
s
s
i
u
m

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for potassium.

POTASSIUM is a 9-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 13.
It starts with P and ends with M.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 44%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCDEEFGH.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCVCCVVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using potassium in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

POTASSIUM has a Scrabble score of 13. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

POTASSIUM is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★☆☆

POTASSIUM can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

POTASSIUM contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside potassium.

Unique Letters

8

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

P

Letter Pattern

ABCDEEFGH

CV Pattern

CVCVCCVVC

Vowel Share

44%

Consonant Share

56%

Bigrams

PO, OT, TA, AS, SS, SI, IU, UM

Trigrams

POT, OTA, TAS, ASS, SSI, SIU, IUM

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for potassium.

POTASSIUM is a 9-letter longer themed answer.
It starts with P and ends with M, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCVCCVVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Hard.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 9 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCVCCVVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 13, it offers strong scoring potential.
The word begins with P and ends with M, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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