pentacle

Noun

A five-pointed star, especially one used as a magical symbol.
a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
A flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
A pentagram, or a disk with a pentagram on it, especially one that is used for magical or mystical purposes.
A circumscribed pentagram.
A figure formed by two equilateral triangles intersecting regularly so as to form a six-pointed star.

Examples

He hoped for a magical win, as if playing PENTACLE would summon good luck.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*pénkʷe
From Middle French pentacle, from Old French pentacol (“pendant”), from pent (“hangs”), a (“from”), and col (“neck”), thus "hangs from neck". Likely reanalyzed in medieval times as coming from penta- (“five”) and -culum (object forming suffix), as evidenced by the Latinized form pentaculum and the narrowing of the modern sense to a five-pointed design, especially a pentagram.

Synonyms

pentagram, pentangle, pentaculum, pentalpha

Antonyms

inverted pentagram

Scrabble Score: 12

pentacle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pentacle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pentacle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

pentacle: valid Words With Friends Word