Carbide

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A binary chemical compound formed between carbon and a more electropositive element such as calcium or tungsten.

“Tungsten carbide is used to manufacture extremely hard cutting tools for industrial machining.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

car·bide

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Synonyms

compound

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Starts CARB, ends IDE, a recognisable chemistry term with a common suffix

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, B scores 3, the IDE suffix is a useful pattern to recognise for bingos

Words Related to Carbide

Anagrams of Carbide

Words that use exactly the same letters as “carbide”.

caribed

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “carbide” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

carbine

Words you can make from Carbide

Shorter words formed from the letters in “carbide”.

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