PLANET
6 letters
8 Scrabble points
/ˈplænət/
Definition of PLANET
noun
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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.
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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.)
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A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
P
L
A
N
E
T
Length
6 letters
Scrabble Score
8 points
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