lanthanum
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 9
Definition of lanthanum
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable)A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.
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noun
- (uncountable)A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.
- (countable)An atom of this element.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “to escape notice”) + -um (“a chemical element”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.
Words you can make from lanthanum
121 playable · top: HANUMAN (12 pts)
Best play hanuman 12 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
22 words4-letter words
36 words- AMAH 9 pts
- HALM 9 pts
- MATH 9 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAUL 7 pts
- HAUT 7 pts
- HULA 7 pts
- HUNT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- THAN 7 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- ALUM 6 pts
- ATMA 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LUMA 6 pts
- MALT 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MAUL 6 pts
- MAUN 6 pts
- MAUT 6 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANTA 4 pts
- AUNT 4 pts
- LATU 4 pts
- LUNA 4 pts
- LUNT 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- TALA 4 pts
- TUNA 4 pts
- ULAN 4 pts
- ULNA 4 pts
3-letter words
35 words- HAM 8 pts
- HUM 8 pts
- AAH 6 pts
- AHA 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- LAH 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- AMU 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- LUM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MUN 5 pts
- MUT 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TUM 5 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ALT 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- LAT 3 pts
- LUN 3 pts
- NAN 3 pts
- NUN 3 pts
- NUT 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TUN 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
2-letter words
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