TURNPIKES

9 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What TURNPIKES Means

TURNPIKES is a form of TURNPIKE, which means:

noun: (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
noun: an expressway on which tolls are collected

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TURNPIKES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 U1 R1 N1 P3 I1 K5 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In TURNPIKES

625 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (6)

PUNKIEST REPUNITS SPUNKIER TURNPIKE UNPRIEST UNRIPEST

7 letter words (34)

6 letter words (102)

5 letter words (174)

EPRIS ERUPT ETUIS INEPT INERT INKER INPUT INSET INTER INURE INUST KEIRS KENTS KEPIS KERNS KIERS KINES KIPES KIRNS KITER KITES KNITS KNURS KNUTS KURIS KUTIS NEIST NEPIT NERKS NERTS NEUKS NITER NITES NITRE NUKES NURSE PEINS PEKIN PENKS PENTS PERIS PERKS PERNS PERST PERTS PETRI PIERS PIERT PIETS PIKER PIKES PINES PINKS PINTS PIRNS PISTE PRENT PREST PRIES PRINK PRINT PRISE PRUNE PRUNT PUERS PUKER PUKES PUNKS PUNTS PURES PURIN PURIS PURSE REIKS REINK REINS REIST RENTS REPIN RESIN RESIT RINES RINKS RINSE RIPEN RIPES RISEN RITES RUINS RUNES RUNTS RUTIN SENTI SERIN SETUP SIENT SIEUR SIKER SIREN SIRUP SITUP SKEIN SKIER SKINT SKIRT SKITE SNIPE SNIRT SPEIR SPENT SPIER SPIKE SPINE SPINK SPIRE SPIRT SPITE SPRIT SPRUE SPUER SPURN SPURT STEIN STERN STINK STIPE STIRE STIRK STIRP STREP STRIP STUNK STUPE STURE SUENT SUINT SUITE SUPER TEINS TERNS TIERS TIKES TINES TINKS TIRES TREKS TRIES TRIKE TRINE TRINS TRIPE TRIPS TRUES TRUNK TUNER TUNES TUPEK TUPIK TURKS TURNS TURPS UNITE UNITS UNKET UNRIP UNSET UNTIE UPSET UPTER UPTIE URENT URINE URITE UTERI

4 letter words (190)

3 letter words (97)

EIK ENS ERK ERN ERS EST EUK INK INS IRE IRK ITS KEN KEP KET KIN KIP KIR KIS KIT KUE NEK NEP NET NIE NIP NIS NIT NUR NUS NUT PEN PER PES PET PIE PIN PIR PIS PIT PIU PRE PSI PST PUN PUR PUS PUT REI REN REP RES RET RIN RIP RIT RUE RUN RUT SEI SEN SER SET SIK SIN SIP SIR SIT SKI SRI SUE SUI SUK SUN SUP SUR TEN TES TIE TIK TIN TIP TIS TSK TUI TUN TUP UKE UNI UNS UPS URE URN URP USE UTE UTS

2 letter words (22)

EN ER ES ET IN IS IT KI NE NU PE PI RE SI ST TE TI UN UP UR US UT

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