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Spring

/spɹɪŋ/

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Spring

verb

  1. To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

    "to sprain one's ankle"

noun

  1. An act of springing: a leap, a jump.
  2. The season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life, variously reckoned as

    "Spring is the time of the year most species reproduce."

  3. The time of something's growth; the early stages of some process.
  4. Someone with ivory or peach skin tone and eyes and hair that are not extremely dark, seen as best suited to certain colors of clothing.
  5. Something which springs, springs forth, springs up, or springs back, particularly

verb

  1. To burst forth.
  2. (of beards) To grow.
  3. To cause to burst forth.
  4. To make wet, to moisten.
  5. (usually with "to" or "up") To rise suddenly, (of tears) to well up.

    "The documentary made tears spring to their eyes."

verb

  1. To hold tightly, to clasp.
  2. To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.

    "Relations between the United States and Guatemala traditionally have been close, although at times strained by human rights and civil/military issues."

  3. To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.

    "The gale strained the timbers of the ship."

  4. To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
  5. To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.

    "Sitting in back, I strained to hear the speaker."

verb

  1. To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world.

    "A man straineth, liveth, then dieth."

Anagrams of Spring

No exact anagrams found for "spring". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "spring" and rearranging:

+aparingsparsingraspingsparing
+epingersspringe
+iprisingspiring
+oprosingsporing
+ssprings
+upursing
+yspringy
Related Word Patterns
SP...Words starting with "sp"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 6-letter wordsUnscramble "spring"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
s1
p3
r1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 9 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Spring
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 6-Letter Words
sabalssabbatsabbedsaberssabinesabinssabirssablessabotssabrassabredsabressacbutsachemsachet

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Spring"

Spring is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Spring" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "spring" is a low-scoring word.