petard

petard is a 6-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 10 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates, barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.
2. noun. an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in petard:

depart, drapet, parted, prated

Common word forms

petards, petarding

Words from these letters

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