t 1 u 1 r 1 n 1 p 3 i 1 k 5 e 1
8 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
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
originFrom Middle English turnpyke (“spiked barrier across a road”), originally used to block access to such a road until a toll was paid. Equivalent to modern turn + pike (“shaft”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- punkier 13
- perkin 12
- pinker 12
- pukier 12
- punker 12
- punkie 12
- unkept 12
- pekin 11
- piker 11
- prink 11
- puker 11
- tupek 11