penstock
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- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 8
Definition of penstock
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
“It amazes him still, this effortless journey powered by the fall of water. Water surging through tunnel and penstock.”
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noun
-
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
“It amazes him still, this effortless journey powered by the fall of water. Water surging through tunnel and penstock.”
- The barrel of a wooden pump.
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Etymology
Perhaps from pen (“an enclosure”) + stock.
Words you can make from penstock
199 playable · top: POCKETS (15 pts)
Best play pockets 15 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
52 words- PECKS 13 pts
- POCKS 13 pts
- SPECK 13 pts
- COKES 11 pts
- CONKS 11 pts
- KNOPS 11 pts
- KNOSP 11 pts
- NECKS 11 pts
- NOCKS 11 pts
- POKES 11 pts
- SNECK 11 pts
- SPOKE 11 pts
- STOCK 11 pts
- TOCKS 11 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COPES 9 pts
- COPSE 9 pts
- KENOS 9 pts
- KNOTS 9 pts
- PONCE 9 pts
- SCOPE 9 pts
- SPECT 9 pts
- STOKE 9 pts
- STONK 9 pts
- TOKEN 9 pts
- TOKES 9 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTS 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- COSET 7 pts
- COTES 7 pts
- ESCOT 7 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- ONCET 7 pts
- OPENS 7 pts
- PEONS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- PONES 7 pts
- SCENT 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SPENT 7 pts
- STOPE 7 pts
- TOPES 7 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
4-letter words
76 words- PECK 12 pts
- POCK 12 pts
- COKE 10 pts
- CONK 10 pts
- KEPS 10 pts
- KEPT 10 pts
- KNOP 10 pts
- KOPS 10 pts
- NECK 10 pts
- NOCK 10 pts
- POKE 10 pts
- SKEP 10 pts
- SOCK 10 pts
- TOCK 10 pts
- CEPS 8 pts
- COPE 8 pts
- COPS 8 pts
- KENO 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KENT 8 pts
- KETO 8 pts
- KNOT 8 pts
- OKES 8 pts
- PECS 8 pts
- SCOP 8 pts
- SOKE 8 pts
- SPEC 8 pts
- TOKE 8 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COST 6 pts
- COTE 6 pts
- COTS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- NOPE 6 pts
- ONCE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPTS 6 pts
- PENS 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PONS 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- POST 6 pts
- POTS 6 pts
- SCOT 6 pts
- SECT 6 pts
- SEPT 6 pts
- SPOT 6 pts
- STEP 6 pts
- STOP 6 pts
- TECS 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPS 6 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
3-letter words
45 words- KEP 9 pts
- KOP 9 pts
- CEP 7 pts
- COP 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KOS 7 pts
- OKE 7 pts
- PEC 7 pts
- TSK 7 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- COT 5 pts
- ECO 5 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PST 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- EON 3 pts
- EST 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NOT 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- ONE 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TON 3 pts
2-letter words
15 wordsHooks
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