Definition of alum

"alum" in the noun sense

1. alum, ammonia alum, ammonium alum

a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum

2. alum, potassium alum, potash alum

a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

3. alumnus, alumna, alum, graduate, grad

a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

4. alum

a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things)

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alum in Scrabble®

The word alum is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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alum in Words With Friends™

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

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The 103 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In alum

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Words within the letters of alum

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Longer words containing alum

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alumel alumels

alumina aluminas

alumina aluminate aluminates carboaluminates

alumina aluminate aluminates silicoaluminates

alumina aluminate carboaluminate carboaluminates

alumina aluminate silicoaluminate silicoaluminates

alumina extraluminal

alumina intraluminal

aluminic

aluminide aluminides

aluminiferous

aluminiform

aluminisation aluminisations

aluminise aluminised

aluminise aluminises

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aluminite aluminites

aluminium aluminiums

aluminization aluminizations

aluminize aluminized

aluminize aluminizes

aluminizing

aluminocerite

aluminocopiapite aluminocopiapites

aluminoferric

aluminofluorides

aluminographic

aluminography

aluminomagnesiohulsite

aluminosilicate aluminosilicates

aluminosis

aluminosities

aluminosity

aluminotaramite

aluminothermic aluminothermical aluminothermically

aluminothermic aluminothermics

aluminothermies

aluminothermy

aluminotype aluminotypes

aluminous

aluminum aluminums

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alumna alumnae

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alumni alumniate alumniates calumniates

alumni alumniate calumniate calumniated

alumni alumniate calumniate calumniates

alumni calumniable

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alumni calumniation calumniations

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alumni calumnious calumniousness

alumnus alumnuses

alumohydrocalcite alumohydrocalcites

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alumroot alumroots

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silicoaluminophosphate silicoaluminophosphates

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