spillway
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 8
Definition of spillway
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A path designed to take away overflow safely.
“Absence of filtered undrains beneath spillways or behind walls.”
“On February 24, 319379 crosses the wrought-iron Carr Mill Viaduct with Northern's 1515 Liverpool Lime Street-Wigan North Western service, viewed from a spillway for the reservoir.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From spill + way.
Words you can make from spillway
146 playable · top: SLIPWAY (15 pts)
Best play slipway 15 points7-letter words
1 word6-letter words
2 words5-letter words
31 words- WASPY 13 pts
- WISPY 13 pts
- YAWPS 13 pts
- WALLY 11 pts
- WILLY 11 pts
- YAWLS 11 pts
- PALLY 10 pts
- PALSY 10 pts
- PAWLS 10 pts
- PILAW 10 pts
- PLAYS 10 pts
- SPLAY 10 pts
- SALLY 8 pts
- SILLY 8 pts
- SLILY 8 pts
- SWAIL 8 pts
- SWILL 8 pts
- WAILS 8 pts
- WALIS 8 pts
- WALLS 8 pts
- WILLS 8 pts
- YILLS 8 pts
- LAPIS 7 pts
- LIPAS 7 pts
- PAILS 7 pts
- PALIS 7 pts
- PALLS 7 pts
- PILLS 7 pts
- SPAIL 7 pts
- SPALL 7 pts
- SPILL 7 pts
4-letter words
59 words- YAWP 12 pts
- SWAY 10 pts
- WALY 10 pts
- WAYS 10 pts
- WILY 10 pts
- YAWL 10 pts
- YAWS 10 pts
- YWIS 10 pts
- PALY 9 pts
- PAWL 9 pts
- PAWS 9 pts
- PAYS 9 pts
- PILY 9 pts
- PLAY 9 pts
- PYAS 9 pts
- SPAY 9 pts
- SWAP 9 pts
- WAPS 9 pts
- WASP 9 pts
- WISP 9 pts
- YAPS 9 pts
- YIPS 9 pts
- ALLY 7 pts
- AWLS 7 pts
- ILLY 7 pts
- LAWS 7 pts
- LAYS 7 pts
- LILY 7 pts
- SLAW 7 pts
- SLAY 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- WAIL 7 pts
- WALI 7 pts
- WALL 7 pts
- WILL 7 pts
- YILL 7 pts
- ALPS 6 pts
- LAPS 6 pts
- LIPA 6 pts
- LIPS 6 pts
- LISP 6 pts
- PAIL 6 pts
- PALI 6 pts
- PALL 6 pts
- PALS 6 pts
- PIAL 6 pts
- PIAS 6 pts
- PILL 6 pts
- SALP 6 pts
- SLAP 6 pts
- SLIP 6 pts
- AILS 4 pts
- ALLS 4 pts
- ILLS 4 pts
- LIAS 4 pts
- SAIL 4 pts
- SALL 4 pts
- SIAL 4 pts
- SILL 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- WAY 9 pts
- YAW 9 pts
- PAW 8 pts
- PAY 8 pts
- PLY 8 pts
- PYA 8 pts
- SPY 8 pts
- WAP 8 pts
- YAP 8 pts
- YIP 8 pts
- AWL 6 pts
- AYS 6 pts
- LAW 6 pts
- LAY 6 pts
- SAW 6 pts
- SAY 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- WAS 6 pts
- WIS 6 pts
- YAS 6 pts
- ALP 5 pts
- ASP 5 pts
- LAP 5 pts
- LIP 5 pts
- PAL 5 pts
- PAS 5 pts
- PIA 5 pts
- PIS 5 pts
- PSI 5 pts
- SAP 5 pts
- SIP 5 pts
- SPA 5 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ALL 3 pts
- ALS 3 pts
- ILL 3 pts
- LAS 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- SAL 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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