worm gear
NOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH W
worm gear is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
W4O1R1M3G2E1A1R1
4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does worm gear mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Gear consisting of a shaft with screw thread (the worm) that meshes with a toothed wheel (the worm wheel); changes the direction of the axis of rotary motion.
BROADER
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of worm gear
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