stanhope

Noun

A light, open, two-wheeled carriage, often pulled by one horse.
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron

Examples

Discovering ’STANHOPE’ allowed him to extend a word across a triple letter score.

Origin / Etymology

From Stanhope (“a surname”). Named after Captain Hon. Henry Fitzroy Stanhope, for whom it was first built.

Scrabble Score: 13

stanhope: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stanhope: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stanhope: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

stanhope: valid Words With Friends Word