A dangerous device consisting of letters of the alphabet and a planchette, used to contact spirits.

This is pronounced as “Wejar” in English. The term “Ouija” is derived from the French for “yes” (being Oui) and the German for “yes” (being Ja). An Ouija comprises a board and pointer ( Planchette) that is used as a divinatory communications device with the spirit world. The board has all the letters of the alphabet and numbers from 0 to 9 inscribed on it and some even have “yes” and “no” printed. It can be mentally dangerous to use if the users have not been professionally trained.

Ouija (IPA pronunciation: or ) [Or more simply, 'wee-jee' or 'wee-ja'] refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. The fingers of the participants are placed on the planchette which then moves about a board covered with numbers, letters and symbols so as to spell out messages.