Definition of planetary

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • planetary is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • planetary is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • planetary is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of planetary


  • of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets (adjective)

    Examples

    1. planetary motion
    2. planetary year

    Synonyms

    1. planetal
  • involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope (adjective)

    Examples

    1. neither national nor continental but planetary

    Synonyms

    1. global
    2. world
    3. world-wide
    4. worldwide
  • having no fixed course (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a planetary vagabond

    Synonyms

    1. erratic
    2. wandering
  • of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants (adjective)

    Examples

    1. planetary rumblings and eructations
    2. the planetary tilt

    Synonyms

    1. terrestrial

See definition of planetary in Merriam Webster