turnpike
Turnpike can refer to an expressway on which tolls are collected or (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid.
Length
8
Scrabble
14
WWF
17
Starts
TU
Ends
IKE
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “TURNPIKE” Mean?
/ˈtɜː(ɹ)npaɪk/
turnpike has 2 documented senses across noun.
Noun
2 senses(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
an expressway on which tolls are collected
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
8
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
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Definition
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
Length
8 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
E
Vowels
3
Consonants
5
Letters
T, U, R, N, P, I, K, E
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★TURNPIKE has a Scrabble score of 14. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TURNPIKE is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TURNPIKE can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 8-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
K
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGH
CV Pattern
CVCCCVCV
Vowel Share
38%
Consonant Share
62%
Bigrams
TU, UR, RN, NP, PI, IK, KE
Trigrams
TUR, URN, RNP, NPI, PIK, IKE
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