running bowsprit

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

running bowsprit is a valid 16-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

R1U1N1N1I1N1G2B3O1W4S1P3R1I1T1

1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =23 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69

MEANING

What does running bowsprit mean?