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FATHOM

“FATHOM” is a valid word.

14 Scrabble points
14 Words with Friends
6 letters

Definition

noun

  1. a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  2. mining a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore

verb

  1. come to understand
  2. measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

< 6-letter words: FATHOM

4-letter words 7

  • matha science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
  • oathprofane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
  • foama mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
  • atom(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
  • mothtypically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae
  • moatditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
  • haftthe handle of a weapon or tool

3-letter words 19

  • hotused of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
  • tom(ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
  • fata soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
  • hatheaddress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
  • hammeat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
  • mata thick flat pad used as a floor covering
  • taoan adherent of any branch of Taoism
  • tama woolen cap of Scottish origin
  • aft(nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail
  • oafan awkward stupid person
  • hao10 hao equal 1 dong in Vietnam
  • oftmany times at short intervals
  • ohma unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
  • oatannual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats')
  • thoa branch of the Tai languages
  • mota clever remark
  • moaextinct flightless bird of New Zealand
  • foh
  • mhoa unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

2-letter words 14

  • to
  • of
  • ata highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
  • oha midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
  • ama radioactive transuranic metallic element; discovered by bombarding uranium with helium atoms
  • ah
  • mainformal terms for a mother
  • ha(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
  • hoa trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
  • hma metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
  • moan indefinitely short time
  • taa hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite
  • fathe syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
  • om