PENSTOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PENSTOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENSTOCK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENSTOCK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENSTOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
penstocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENSTOCK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENSTOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENSTOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENSTOCK
- All 8 letters of PENSTOCK are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PENSTOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A gate or closed pipe that controls the flow of water, especially the channel feeding a turbine or mill wheel.
At a hydroelectric plant the penstock is the large pipe dropping from the reservoir to the generators. Its steep fall gives the water the pressure needed to spin the turbines, and engineers monitor it closely.
How PENSTOCK is used
Used in engineering, mill history and water management.
- Water rushed down the penstock toward the waiting turbines.
- The old mill had a wooden penstock that leaked at every joint.
- Workers closed the penstock before inspecting the pipe below it.
- A crack in the penstock forced the plant to shut down for repairs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENSTOCK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENSTOCK
1 longer words begin with PENSTOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in PENSTOCK
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Common questions about PENSTOCK
- Is PENSTOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENSTOCK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENSTOCK worth?
- PENSTOCK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENSTOCK mean?
- A gate or closed pipe that controls the flow of water, especially the channel feeding a turbine or mill wheel.
- What letters can be added to PENSTOCK?
- PENSTOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENSTOCK:
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