Ouija board

British  

/ ˈwiːdʒə /

noun

1. a board on which are marked the letters of the alphabet. Answers to questions are spelt out by a pointer or glass held by the fingertips of the participants, and are supposedly formed by spiritual forces

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Etymology

Origin of Ouija board

C19: from French oui yes + German ja yes

Example Sentences

Olsen: With “Agatha,” there’s tarot decks, a Ouija board, obviously a lot of spells.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

He also cites use of the Ouija board during the American Civil War and people's interest in demons and witches during the troubled Jacobean era.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2023

Human skulls are pierced with coffin nails and human bones are turned into Ouija board pieces; almost nothing is off-limits in the U.K.’s thriving online human remains trade, a Live Science investigation has found.

From Scientific American • Oct. 7, 2022

"It was like a Ouija board," Simpson continued after Kotb egged her on.

From Fox News • Apr. 28, 2021

I pressed the pen between my hand and Miss Volker’s twisted palm and together we managed to slowly scrawl her name, letter by letter, as if we were receiving it from a Ouija board.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos