asteroid

asteroid is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 9 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.
2. noun. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
3. adjective. shaped like a star

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in asteroid:

troiades

Common word forms

asteroids, asteroidal

Words from these letters

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