planchette
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- 17
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
/plænˈʃɛt/
Definition of planchette
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A small plank.
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noun
- A small plank.
- A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
- A plane table.
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(Canada)One of the round colored dots pressed into paper money, used to distinguish authentic currency from counterfeit currency.
“Some general security features to look for in both Canadian and American currency are . . .small green dots or "planchettes" randomly embedded throughout the paper that glow under ultraviolet light.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from French planchette. By surface analysis, French planche + -ette.
Words you can make from planchette
200+ playable · top: PLANCHET (15 pts)
Best play planchet 15 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
19 words6-letter words
42 words- CHAPEL 13 pts
- HEPCAT 13 pts
- PECHAN 13 pts
- PLANCH 13 pts
- PLEACH 13 pts
- PLENCH 13 pts
- ACHENE 11 pts
- CHALET 11 pts
- CHELAE 11 pts
- HAPTEN 11 pts
- PEAHEN 11 pts
- THECAE 11 pts
- THECAL 11 pts
- THENCE 11 pts
- CAPLET 10 pts
- PECTEN 10 pts
- PENCEL 10 pts
- PLACET 10 pts
- ETHANE 9 pts
- HANTLE 9 pts
- THENAL 9 pts
- CANTLE 8 pts
- CATTLE 8 pts
- CENTAL 8 pts
- CETANE 8 pts
- ENLACE 8 pts
- LANCET 8 pts
- NEPETA 8 pts
- PATENT 8 pts
- PATTEE 8 pts
- PATTEN 8 pts
- PETTLE 8 pts
- PLANET 8 pts
- PLATEN 8 pts
- TECTAL 8 pts
- TENACE 8 pts
- LATEEN 6 pts
- LATENT 6 pts
- LATTEN 6 pts
- NETTLE 6 pts
- TALENT 6 pts
- TELNET 6 pts
5-letter words
68 words- CHAPE 12 pts
- CHAPT 12 pts
- CHEAP 12 pts
- CHEEP 12 pts
- PATCH 12 pts
- PEACH 12 pts
- ALEPH 10 pts
- CHANT 10 pts
- CHEAT 10 pts
- CHELA 10 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- LANCH 10 pts
- LATCH 10 pts
- LEACH 10 pts
- LEECH 10 pts
- LETCH 10 pts
- NATCH 10 pts
- TACHE 10 pts
- TEACH 10 pts
- TENCH 10 pts
- THECA 10 pts
- CLAPT 9 pts
- CLEPE 9 pts
- CLEPT 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- PEACE 9 pts
- PECAN 9 pts
- PENCE 9 pts
- PLACE 9 pts
- LATHE 8 pts
- LETHE 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAT 7 pts
- ECLAT 7 pts
- ELECT 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ETAPE 7 pts
- LANCE 7 pts
- LEAPT 7 pts
- LEPTA 7 pts
- PALET 7 pts
- PANEL 7 pts
- PATEN 7 pts
- PENAL 7 pts
- PETAL 7 pts
- PLANE 7 pts
- PLANT 7 pts
- PLATE 7 pts
- PLEAT 7 pts
- PLENA 7 pts
- TACET 7 pts
- TECTA 7 pts
- TEPAL 7 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- EATEN 5 pts
- ELATE 5 pts
- ENATE 5 pts
- LATEN 5 pts
- LATTE 5 pts
- LEANT 5 pts
- TELAE 5 pts
- TENET 5 pts
4-letter words
66 words- CAPH 11 pts
- CHAP 11 pts
- PECH 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- EPHA 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HEAP 9 pts
- HELP 9 pts
- LECH 9 pts
- PATH 9 pts
- CAPE 8 pts
- CEPE 8 pts
- CLAP 8 pts
- PACE 8 pts
- PACT 8 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HALE 7 pts
- HALT 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HEAL 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HEEL 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- LATH 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ALEC 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CLAN 6 pts
- LACE 6 pts
- LEAP 6 pts
- LEPT 6 pts
- NAPE 6 pts
- NEAP 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- PALE 6 pts
- PANE 6 pts
- PANT 6 pts
- PATE 6 pts
- PEAL 6 pts
- PEAN 6 pts
- PEAT 6 pts
- PEEL 6 pts
- ALEE 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ELAN 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- LANE 4 pts
- LATE 4 pts
- LEAN 4 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LENT 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NETT 4 pts
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