alum
Is ALUM a valid word?
Valid in:TWL (Scrabble US)WWF
6
Scrabble score
9
Words With Friends
7.5/10
Difficulty
Uncommon
Rarity
Score breakdown
Scrabble & WWF — calculate total word score by adding the score of each letter:
| a | l | u | m | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6pts |
| WWF | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9pts |
Definition of ALUM
nounAn astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O).
Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Anagrams of ALUM (1)
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Words within ALUM (3)
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