Petard

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

A small explosive charge formerly used to blast open gates or walls during a siege.

“The engineers set a petard against the castle gate to breach it.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

pe·tard

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Synonyms

explosivecharge bomb

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Wordle

Ends in -ARD, contains vowels E and A, P, T, R, D are solid consonants to test

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Scrabble

D at the end limits some hooks, moderate score, known from the phrase 'hoist with one's own petard'

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Anagrams of Petard

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depart parted prated

Words you can make from Petard

Shorter words formed from the letters in “petard”.

adept adret apert apter dater derat detar drape drate padre parde pared parte pated pater peart prate preta rated repad taped taper tarde tared

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “petard”.

adapter

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