Fermium

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A synthetic radioactive metallic element with atomic number 100, produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons.

“Fermium was first identified in the fallout from the first hydrogen bomb test in 1952.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈfɜːrmiəm/

Syllables

fer·mi·um

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Wordle

Ends in -IUM which signals a metallic element, the double M is an uncommon Wordle feature

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Worth 14 points, two Ms score 6 combined, a specialist word that rewards science knowledge

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