01 Word definition

planet

6 letters · 2 vowels · 4 consonants

Is PLANET a word?

Yes. PLANET is a 6-letter noun. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PLANET?

P-L-A-N-E-T

PLANET contains 6 letters, begins with P, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1noun

  1. (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

2noun

  1. a person who follows or serves another

Synonyms
major planetsatellite
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score8points
Words With Friends11points
Word length6letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PLANET spelled?

P1L2A3N4E5T6
Starts withPLAFirst 3 letters
Ends withNETLast 3 letters
Unique letters6No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 4Vowels / consonants

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About PLANET.

How do you spell PLANET?

PLANET is spelled P-L-A-N-E-T. It contains 6 letters.