Ebonite
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A hard, rigid form of rubber produced by extensive vulcanisation, formerly used in electrical insulation and bowls.
“The vintage telephone handset was moulded from ebonite, giving it a distinctive dark gloss.”
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eb·on·ite
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Wordle
Starts with EBON and ends in -ITE, a mineral-style suffix on an industrial rubber compound
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Scores 9 points with B worth 3, a specialist materials term valid in club-level Scrabble
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