Fermion
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A subatomic particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle, such as an electron or proton.
“Each fermion in the atom occupies a unique quantum state, which is the basis of the exclusion principle.”
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fer·mi·on
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Ends in -ION which is a common Wordle suffix, the F-E-R-M opening covers useful early letters
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Worth 12 points, M scores 3, a technical term that can be hard to recall but scores well
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