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ouija

/ˈwiːd͡ʒə/

ouija is the alternative letter-case form of Ouija.

Noun capitalized: Ouija

Ouija (countable and uncountable, plural Ouijas)

  1. (countable) A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.
  2. (uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.
    • Soon after the departure of my brother to the better land, our spirit-band informed us very plainly through "Ouija," that it was our duty to remove to Boston in order that our children might have better educational facilities, and be admitted to the "musical swim" of the "Hub of the Universe."1903, James Henry Foss, The Gentleman from Everywhere

Synonyms of ouija

Forms of ouija

pluralouijas
pluralOuijas
alternative formouija

Origin of ouija

The popular belief that the word came from French oui (“yes”) + German ja (“yes”) is a misconception. The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when it was asked to name itself by Helen Peters, sister-in-law of Kennard Company investor Elijah Bond. It is noted in personal letters that Ouija was the name of a woman in a painting above her head at the time, who it is speculated may have in fact been Ouida.

Phrases with ouija

Words that rhyme with ouija

Questions about ouija

What does ouija mean?
Ouija means a board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.
What is ouija the alternative letter-case form of?
Ouija is the alternative letter-case form of Ouija.
What part of speech is ouija?
Ouija is a noun.
How do you pronounce ouija?
Ouija is pronounced /ˈwiːd͡ʒə/.
What is the plural of ouija?
The plural of ouija is ouijas.

Words near ouija in the dictionary

  1. ouiaboo
  2. ouiaboos
  3. ouid
  4. Ouigour
  5. Ouigours
  6. ouija
  7. ouija board
  8. ouija boards
  9. ouijas
  10. OUIL
  11. Ouilhon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ouija (page history and authors); Ouija (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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