Ferrous

7 lettersadjectivemoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Containing, relating to, or derived from iron, particularly iron in its divalent form.

“The pipe had corroded because it was made of ferrous metal and exposed to damp air.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈfɛrəs/

Syllables

fer·rous

Related Words

Synonyms

ferric

Antonyms

non-ferrous

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -OUS which is a productive Wordle adjective suffix, double R in the middle is unusual

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, common letters but the -OUS ending is hard to extend further on the board

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Anagrams of Ferrous

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

furores

Words you can make from Ferrous

Shorter words formed from the letters in “ferrous”.

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