SPRING means the season of renewal, an elastic coil, a water source, or to leap suddenly.
Yes. SPRING is in the Scrabble-style word list used by our tools and scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends and 11 in Wordfeud (base tile values, no board multipliers). Always check the dictionary your game uses (NWL, Collins or the WWF list) before playing.
| Letter | S | P | R | I | N | G | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Words With Friends | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Wordfeud | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
SPRING embodies multiple concepts of emergence, elasticity, and renewal. As a season, spring marks nature's rebirth after winter - flowers bloom, animals emerge from hibernation, and days grow longer. This season has inspired countless poems, festivals, and cultural celebrations of renewal.
As a mechanical device, a spring stores and releases energy through elastic deformation. From tiny watch springs to massive industrial coils, these simple devices power countless mechanisms. As a water source, springs bubble up from underground, providing fresh water that has sustained civilizations. As a verb, to spring means to leap or move suddenly, capturing quick, energetic motion.
The word's versatility reflects a deeper connection between its meanings: all involve stored potential suddenly released, whether it's nature's dormant energy, mechanical tension, underground water pressure, or muscular power. This makes "spring" a linguistic spring itself, coiled with multiple meanings ready to leap into context.
"Spring" derives from Old English "springan," meaning "to leap, burst forth, grow." The Proto-Germanic "*springan" connects to the Indo-European root "*sprengh-" (to move quickly). The season was originally called "lent" in English, but "spring" (short for "spring of the year" or "spring time") took over by the 16th century, capturing the sense of plants "springing" from the earth. The mechanical spring sense emerged in the 15th century, while spring as water source comes from the notion of water "springing" from the ground.
Anagrams: no other word uses exactly the letters of SPRING.
Hooks: no front hooks; back SPRINGE, SPRINGS, SPRINGY.
Words inside SPRING: 46 shorter words can be made from these letters – highest scoring: GRIPSPINGSPRIGSSPRIGGIPSGRIPPIGSPINGPIRNSPRIGGIPGIRNS. See all words from SPRING.