The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CERIUM which also is the latest solution we found used in Newsday in 2005.
Rare-earth element crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CERIUM | 25 % | 6 |
| ERBIUM | 25 % | 6 |
| SCANDIUM | 25 % | 8 |
| YTTRIUM | 25 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Rare-earth element
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- rare-earth element
- rare earth
- rare earth mineral
- lanthanide
- rare earth metal
- yttrium
- earth metal
- lanthanite
- rhenium
- praseodymium
- cerium
- rare earth magnet
Crossword Answer definitions
CERIUM noun- A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result CERIUM
- Rare-earth element
- Element of rare-earth group.
- Ductile element.
- One of the lanthanides
- Metal that may ignite if scratched
- Radioactive element
- Atomic no. 58
- Element Ce
More clues leading to the result ERBIUM
- Element discovered in 1843
- Element #68
- Rare-earth element.
- Metallic element
- Atomic number 68
- Rare earth metal
More clues leading to the result SCANDIUM
- Rare-earth metal
- Rare earth element
- Metal in aluminum alloys
- Metallic element that's #21 on the periodic table
- Rare-earth element named after where it was discovered