Planet
/ˈplænət/
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Planet
noun
- Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
- A body which orbits the Sun directly and is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (effectively meaning a spheroid) and to dominate its orbit; specifically, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto was considered a planet until 2006 and has now been reclassified as a dwarf planet.)
- A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.
- In phrases such as the planet, this planet, sometimes refers to the Earth.
Anagrams of Planet
Letter Values
p3
l1
a1
n1
e1
t1
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Planet
Word Validity & Sources
SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024
Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.
About the Word "Planet"
Planet is a 6-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "planet" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Planet" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "planet" is a low-scoring word.