Placer

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A naturally occurring alluvial sediment deposit in a riverbed or valley that contains particles of a valuable mineral such as gold.

“The prospectors panned for gold in the placer deposits along the mountain river.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

plac·er

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Synonyms

depositalluviumsediment

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains vowels A and E, the ACE cluster in the middle is a common English pattern found in many words

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Scrabble

The C is worth 3 points, PLACER hooks well and the ER ending allows easy extension to PLACERS

Words Related to Placer

Anagrams of Placer

Words that use exactly the same letters as “placer”.

carpel parcel

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “placer” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

placed places planer plater player

Words you can make from Placer

Shorter words formed from the letters in “placer”.

capel caper carle carpe ceral clape clare clear crape lacer lepra pacer paler parel parle pearl perca perla place prela recap relap acer acle

Add a letter to make a longer word

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

caliper carpels clapper replace replica

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