Curium
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with helium nuclei.
“Curium was first synthesised in 1944 and named in honour of Marie and Pierre Curie.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈkjʊəriəm/
Syllables
cu·ri·um
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Wordle
Ends in the common element suffix -IUM, contains three vowels U, I, U, starts with CUR
Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the uncommon -IUM ending can hook onto longer words, a valid specialist term
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