g 2 y 4 r 1 o 1 s 1 c 3 o 1 p 3 e 1
9 letters · 17 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
originBorrowed from French gyroscope, coined in 1852 by physicist Leon Foucault, equivalent to gyro- + -scope, from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “circle”) and σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- coopery 14
- cypres 13
- recopy 13
- perogy 12
- pogeys 12
- copsy 12
- crepy 12
- coopers 11
- scooper 11
- cooeys 11
- osprey 11
- goopy 11